- Start: Post St. at Fillmore St.
- Finish: Sutter St. at Buchanan St.
- Length: 6 blocks 1 hour for shopping & fun (more if you plan on eating)
On Post St., head towards the Japan Center in the Kinokuniya Building (1812 Post St). Here you will find unique Japanese restaurants and shops. An indoor bridge on the second story of the building leads you over Webster St. to the rest of the shops and restaurants.
Start: Grant Ave. at Bush St
Finish: Grant Ave. at Broadway St.
Length: 1/2 mile
2 hours for shopping & fun (more if you plan on eating)
Take a stroll down the alleys and side streets of Grant Ave. where you'll find some authentic Chinatown sights. Start at the ornate Chinatown Gate, added in 1970, which marks the transition from Union Square.
Start: Market St. & Powell St.
Finish: Market St. & Ellis St.
Length: About 1/2 mile
2 hours for shopping and fun
Start at Powell and Market, where you'll see the famous Cable Car Turnaround. Across the street is the San Francisco Shopping Center and Nordstrom's. The spiral escalators here are a destination in themselves.
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Start: Market St. & Castro St.
Finish: 18th Street & Dolores St.
Length: About 1/2 mile
2 hours for shopping and fun
Start at the largest flagpole in the city where a rainbow flag flies above Harvey Milk Plaza. At the corner of Castro St. and Market, look for Twin Peaks (401 Castro). This bar emerged as the country’s first ground-floor gay bar with expansive, clear glass windows. Down the block you'll see Timothy Pflueger’s landmark Castro Theatre (429 Castro).
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Start: Powell St. & Columbus Ave. (At Washington Square Park)
Finish: Filbert St. & Columbus Ave.
Length: 1 mile
1 hour for shopping and fun (a beautiful place to spend the day)
On the northern edge of the park, you'll see Saints Peter and Paul Church, which offers services in Chinese, Italian and English. Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio had their wedding photos taken here, although they were not permitted to wed inside the church itself.
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