San Francisco, California

Two days in San Francisco in April 2025, mostly on foot and on the cable car lines. I followed the Powell–Hyde tracks from Russian Hill down to the bay, walked the waterfront from Fisherman’s Wharf to Aquatic Park, and went through Chinatown and downtown as the light faded. San Francisco is built on hills, so almost every street ends in a view of the bay.

What’s in the gallery

Cable cars climbing Hyde Street with Alcatraz behind them, riders hanging off the running boards, and people crossing the tracks. Fishing boats at the wharf and a Bay Tours sign for Alcatraz and the Golden Gate. The Golden Gate Bridge across the water from Aquatic Park. Chinatown’s signs with the Bay Bridge at the end of the street, the Transamerica Pyramid over a passing cable car, murals, and a few night shots downtown.

More of the West Coast in Los Angeles, and more cities in the Travel galleries.

Powell–Mason cable car passing a red brick building, the Transamerica Pyramid behind
Walker, stretching man and cyclist on a waterfront path along San Francisco Bay
Fishing boats moored at Fisherman’s Wharf on a clear morning
Cable car climbing Hyde Street, Alcatraz and the bay behind it
Two women laughing as they cross the cable car tracks on Hyde Street
Chinatown street with shop signs and traffic, the Bay Bridge in the distance
Two women riding on the outside of Powell–Hyde cable car 26
Person climbing a yellow stairway past a mural of a dancing figure
Cyclist crossing the cable car tracks on Hyde Street, the bay beyond
Golden Gate Bridge across the bay from Aquatic Park, people cycling along the shore
Children playing on a bronze sculpture as a woman runs past near the waterfront
Bay Tours sign for the Golden Gate and Alcatraz above boats at Fisherman’s Wharf
People walking past a tiger and sloth mural in San Francisco
Man crossing the cable car tracks on a steep street running down to the bay
Woman walking a downtown San Francisco street at night beside a red lattice wall
Man with a backpack checking his phone against a bright red wall under a single light
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