Union Square is home to some of the best restaurants in San Francisco. In the heart of downtown San Francisco, this area is also known for its amazing shopping, hotel and theatre scene. Less than a 15-minute drive north, Fisherman’s Wharf is another great area of town, home to amazing dining, shopping, hotels, and entertainment opportunities. This waterfront area has everything from stalls selling crab and clam chowder to indescribable views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. There’s also several tour opportunities and a colony of sea lions on the shore.

The San Francisco cable car system is not only one of the most iconic staples of San Francisco but is the world's last manually operated cable car system. The idea for the cable car started in 1869 and has been developed ever since. Today, there are three cable car routes in operation: the Powell-Mason line (begins at the Powell/ Market turntable, runs over Nob Hill and down to Bay Street at Fisherman's Wharf), the Powell-Hyde line (begins at the Powell Market turntable, runs over Nob Hill and Russian hills to Aquatic Park near Ghirardelli Square) and the California Street line (runs East-West from the Financial District, through Chinatown, over Nob Hill and stops at Van Ness Avenue).