Hidden but not hidden. A tiny parked tucked away in the heart of San Francisco with an incredible…read moreview of San Francisco's skyline. If you're not fit, you're not gonna make it here. Just like most places in the city, you'll get here by walking up steep hills and million steps. This park as a few benches facing the city. Best time to visit are sunny days. Grab a coffee, get some food and enjoy the scenic view from this park

Cute little park with amazing views. Parking on the hill can be challenging for some people.read more

Beautiful garden nested on a hill in glen park. Quite peaceful and well maintained! There is a…read morebench to sit and take in the city or read as well

I happened upon this wonderful little neighborhood botanical garden. It has winding paths and a…read morecouple of benches; one which has an excellent view of the Excelsior and other neighborhoods down the hill. Among the various fruit bearing plants there is a big apple tree. I'll be back in a month when they have ripened! It's definitely the secret gardens of Sunnyside.

We took a walk after our brunch and ended up at this peaceful and beautiful spot . Perfect day to…read moretake in its beauty in nature ! Great spot to relax in San Francisco!

Here mainly to meet up with friends who wanted to come to the Pistahan Festival. I think it's great…read morethat Yerba Buena Gardens is host to so many free and wonderful events throughout most of the year. There's a stage with a huge grassy area in front of it. They put out lots of chairs for anyone who wants to be entertained. Wonderful place to gather on a sunny day for any event. There's also a playground with play structures for families needing entertainment for kids and a merry-go-round nearby. The fountain with the M.L. King Memorial is a great piece of educational fun to walk under. On a hot day, the mist from the fountain is welcome. The Metreon next to the Gardens also is convenient for food or entertainment for hours and hours if you're looking to kill time! I've come here many times before, but never thought to write a review. It's about time!

Fun fact: I used to live in San Francisco and passed by this place from time to time, but never…read morereally had a chance to explore it. To be fair I lived in a different part of the city so I didn't come by super often. So when my coworker suggested Levi's Plaza as a place to get together for an outdoor white boarding session given the pandemic and the fact that we're all working from home, I was excited to see what it was like. This is not a huge park, but it is a very cute one. In the middle of the day on a Thursday, it was not crowded at all and very easy to keep a distance from other people. It was clean and I also was pleasantly surprised by the adorable attention to detail around the park. For example a beautiful fountain, a circular patch of grass sitting in the middle of a small creek. Overall it was delightful. The only difficult thing was it there was no bathroom and we were there for a while and a hot day. Overall a great place to socially distance, and I'm sure a lovely place to spend aThis is not a huge park, but it is a very cute one. In the middle of the day on a Thursday, it was not crowded at all and very easy to keep a distance from other people. It was clean and I also was pleasantly surprised by the adorable attention to detail around the park. For example a beautiful fountain, a circular patch of grass sitting in the middle of a small creek. Overall it was delightful. The only difficult thing was it there was no bathroom and we were there for a while and a hot day. Overall a great place to socially distance, and I'm sure a lovely place to spend an afternoon when the pandemic is over too.

Small but attractive and though it's just off the sidewalk, it's enough to make you feel a bit…read morefarther away from the traffic. Benches are comfortable and the water flow helps with the attempt at finding some serenity which in this hub of activity. Not many tourists know about this place unless they happen to stumble into it so if you're annoyed with the fanny packs and Disney shirts and want to escape the throngs of people constantly looking up and around rather than where they're going, then cross the street and take a stroll through this little park. It'll help you regain maybe just enough sanity to return to the throngs of the city.

Just a serene and calming large park with lots of tree and seating where the stage is…read more Come on a weekday when there's no events and it feels like you have the entire place to yourself. So much room to spread out so no one is in your way. Great for meditation or soul searching. It just feels so healing to be in nature! To be surrounded by all this green! The play structure is so nice and new and clean. I climbed up and (slowly) went down the small slide. felt like a kid again. Such happiness, such wonder. So many fond memories here of people I used to come here with. People not in my life anymore. Hope they're doing well

Beautiful day in San Francisco (normal overcast!) but very well sheltered from the wind. The sun…read morepeeked thought here and there roasting us in the midday sunshine. The concert venue is set in a valley between the Parkside and Sunset districts surrounded by trees. A beautiful setting with multiple terraced levels for seating. Lower area meadow with park benches. A raised area with private picnic tables. Beyond that are stone paved terraces and then a grassy sloped seating area. They say 10,000 people when full. Off to the right of the stage There's an overload meadow where you watch the concert on a big screen. We brought our own lunch and wine but there is an abundance of food trucks as well. Long lines at the bathrooms so plan accordingly. Very festive with folks having a great time dancing to the DJ beats before Diana Ross takes the stage. Feeling alive and proud to live in San Francisco. No doom and gloom here unlike what you see too often on social media. When Miss Diana Ross came on stage the entire crowd erupted in cheers and applause for the music legend. She looked fantastic at 81 years young. Her voice as powerful and sensuous as ever. Great sounding band and sound system. Sang her all time favorites and some jazzy blues songs too. One big negative. People lighting up even tho no smoking of any kind is allowed. Kinda frustrating they don't just follow the rules. Even worse the staff or security don't care to ask them to stop.

Most amazing view ever! Lived at 45 eagle and every day My dog and my daughter and i would walk up…read morethere and just enjoy the breeze sometimes strong winds ha. Greatest thinking spot on earth. I even fell in love there. And I can't wait to move back to minus 2 years!!

The more I walk this city, the less I know about it. Wasn't that profound? Anyway, I've never been…read moreto this hilltop open space before probably because it's so isolated in the upper reaches of Eureka Valley. I was walking on Diamond Street and made a left onto Corwin St where I reached the foliage at the dead end. Leave it to my impeccable sense of timing that I should be here on an extremely blustery day. The wind was blowing so hard I was feeling like Sister Bertrille at the Convent San Tanco. All I was missing was Sally Field's cornet. The panoramic views, however, make potential takeoff worthwhile. RELATED - Exploring the Castro? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2HrpFPC

A park within a park…read more I keep discovering something new about Golden Gate Park every time I come here, and this patch of land just northwest and few yards from California Academy of Sciences is such a place and where one can get their Zen on. It's been here for years, but I must not have been paying close attention. Well, I did have plenty of time to stop and smell the flowers during this ongoing pandemic. Named after the former park superintendent and his favorite flower, it's been around since the 1950's in his honor. There's a life-sized statue of him standing on the ground and holding a pine cone on his left hand. This is to symbolize the planting of over 2 million trees he planted in the park and his closeness and love of nature. The ironic thing is the McLaren hated statues and fought city planners every time they wanted to erect a statue in the park. A typical cavalier who only wanted the park to remain pristine and as close to nature as possible in an urban environment. He was indeed a visionary who was ahead of his time. The park has paved and dirt walking trails that takes you through this park. It's filled with different kinds or ferns, trees, flowers and plants that you typically do not see in the city. There's a few tropical trees and plants here that will transport you somewhere in a South American jungle. Well, I really wouldn't know since I'm not an expert botanist, but you can easily let your imagination run wild as you walk and admire all the greeneries around you. Speaking of walking, this seems to be a popular walking spot for senior citizens early in the morning. They certainly picked a nice place since it provides them a safe environment to get their daily exercise and escape the hustle and bustle of the city without leaving the city. But this goes for pretty much everyone to take advantage of everything this park has to offer. There's plenty of benches along the pathways and you can watch the squirrels scamper from tree to tree. Seriously, I can watch them all day and they always seem to lower my blood pressure. In March, the landscape is filled with bold and vibrant colors of red and pink from the Rhododendron Dells. The rest of the year, it's a lush green with different kinds of colors and flowers in bloom. It's a lovely and peaceful place for an escape from the concrete jungle surrounded by man-made nature. Next time you visit the California Academy of Sciences, Music Concourse or the de Young Museum, take a detour to this section of the park and take a leisurely walk. I'd guarantee you'd enjoy the trek.

As we all know, there are plenty of gardens and groves in Golden Gate Park. They're organized by…read moregenus. You know what a genus is? I didn't either, but it's something between species and family. Roses, dahlias, tulips, even fuchsia are examples of genus, I guess, and each has their own specific space in the park. They bloom mostly in the spring, which makes late November not a memorable time to visit. However, even in spring, this dell gets short shrift because frankly the rhododendron section in the botanical garden produces a more impressive display. That's a shame because in April and May, the dell can be a pretty spot right next to the now auto-free JFK Drive flanked by a statue of horticulturalist extraordinaire John McLaren (photo: https://bit.ly/3lfQtFp). So come spring, enjoy his legacy with this subtle patch of greenery. RELATED - Exploring Golden Gate Park? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/37IV1wZ

Cool plaza to walk around and do many museums and other areas of interest surround the plaza…read more This place attracts a lot of protesters for many causes. It also has an underground paid parking lot, which is useful info if you are going to a nearby museum or a concert venue. There are places to picnic and a playground. Super close to Market Street. BART ( Bay Area Rapid Transit) has a stop here.

I've been to Civic Center plaza many times. My most recent and most common visits have been to…read moreparticipate in protests. I have also visited for local fairs and even just to walk my dog for a bit. Each visit here can feel different depending on what's going on that day. On a protest day, you might feel a powerful energy and a sense of community and other days might be more relaxed with community events and people just enjoying being outside. Civic Center plaza is where people gather, speak up, celebrate and spend time together. San Francisco has a huge sense of community and a lot of that community happens here. It's a place where you can really appreciate the beauty of the city. I enjoy the views of the gorgeous architecture and the wide open green spaces. You can sit and people watch here or just enjoy the amazing San Francisco weather. It's a lovely place that serves a purpose and I really value spaces like this.