# Sep 21 (Mon) — San Francisco

**Stay:** [Airbnb — Daly City](../bookings/stays/airbnb-sf-daly-city.md)

## Plan

> Menu: [`sf_sights.md`](../sf_sights.md). Items below are agreed; everything else is still on the menu.

- **Morning** BART from Daly City downtown — cable cars, Union Square, Chinatown, North Beach
- *Optional:* Ferry Building — marketplace, food; on the way from BART (Embarcadero) to the waterfront
- *Optional:* North Waterfront on foot or F-line streetcar after North Beach — Coit Tower, Lombard Street, Fisherman's Wharf / Pier 39 (sea lions), Ghirardelli Square
- *Optional:* Alcatraz — ferry from Pier 33, ~2.5–3 hrs. Tickets: [alcatrazcitycruises.com](https://www.alcatrazcitycruises.com/)
- *Optional:* Mission District (murals, Dolores Park, burritos) and Castro — neighbourhood afternoon instead of the car stops
- **Afternoon** Car stops, optional, in route order:
- *Optional:* Twin Peaks — city panorama, 15-min stop. Navigate to [Christmas Tree Point](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Christmas+Tree+Point+San+Francisco)
- *Optional:* Painted Ladies — 10 min north-east; short stop at Alamo Square
- *Optional:* Lands End — 20 min west via Geary; Sutro Baths ruins + coastal trail (~45 min short version), Ocean Beach next door. Park at [Lands End Lookout](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Lands+End+Lookout+San+Francisco)
- **Evening** free

## Notes

- Silicon Valley and the Golden Gate sunset moved to [Sep 20](2026-09-20.md)
- **Monday:** some museums (incl. the de Young, Computer History Museum) are closed