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1. Stanford Shopping Center

8.6
660 Stanford Shopping Ctr (Sand Hill Rd), Palo Alto, CA
Shopping Mall · 103 tips and reviews

Sony Mobile WTASony Mobile WTA: Stanford isn't quite a fashion metropolis but at the outdoors Stanford Shopping Center you can find nice brands!

2. Los Angeles City Hall

200 N Spring St (at Temple Ave), Los Angeles, CA
City Hall · Civic Center · 63 tips and reviews

The GrioThe Grio: On May 29, 1973 Tom Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles.

3. West Oakland Branch Library

8.2
1801 Adeline St (at 18th St), Oakland, CA
Library · West Oakland · 2 tips and reviews

The GrioThe Grio: This is the beginning of the Black Panther Legacy Tour. They have 18 or so destinations around Oakland that describe the early days and evolution of the Black Panther Party. Read more.

4. Powerhouse Science Center - Discovery Campus

7.4
3615 Auburn Blvd, Sacramento, CA
Science Museum · North Sacramento · 8 tips and reviews

NASANASA: The summer of 2010 saw a thrilling exhibit in this museum: Living in Space, where one lives, works and plays aboard the International Space Station.

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5. Aerospace Museum of California

7.9
3200 Freedom Park Dr (at 34th St), McClellan Park, CA
Museum · 17 tips and reviews

6. Lawrence Hall of Science

8.2
1 Centennial Dr (at UC Berkeley), Berkeley, CA
Science Museum · University of California-Berkeley · 28 tips and reviews

NASANASA: NASA scientists and engineers use math daily to explore our universe. Visit the Math Around the World exhibit to play challenging games using mathematical theoretical concepts from various countries. Read more.

7. Exploratorium

9.2
Pier 15 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Northern Waterfront · 335 tips and reviews

NASANASA: Have you ever wanted to fire a laser into Jello? See what a Martian snowflake looks like? Do you want to learn how to make a telescope using reading glasses? Then you've come to the right place! Read more.

8. California Academy of Sciences

9.4
55 Music Concourse Dr (at Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Golden Gate Park · 510 tips and reviews

NASANASA: The only place on Earth with an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum, and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof! The Morrison Planetarium is the largest all-digital dome in the world. Read more.

9. Alcatraz Island

9.4
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco Bay), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 502 tips and reviews

NASANASA: Now that you have seen what Alcatraz looks like from the inside, click the link to see what it looks like from 220 miles above Earth aboard the International Space Station using an 800mm camera lens. Read more.

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10. Victoria's Secret PINK

547 L St, Sacramento, CA
Lingerie Store · Downtown Sacramento · No tips or reviews

11. Hippie Hill

6.7
Golden Gate Park (Middle Drive East), San Francisco, CA
Hill · Golden Gate Park · 26 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: SF: It's Hippie Hill, not Hipster Hill…there is a difference. Home to the longest-running drum circle in the country on Sundays and no hippee hill would be complete without hackey sack! -IFC Viewer

12. The Fillmore

9.4
1805 Geary Blvd (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Music Venue · Fillmore District · 124 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: SF: Be sure to grab a free apple and free concert poster at SF's most historic (and hospitable) live music venue. -IFC Staff

13. Zeitgeist

8.9
199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: SF: A real biker bar with heart. It’s the last bastion of the pre dot-com rebel/artist. Park benches on a dirt lot; it's like drinking in a junkyard and is one of SF's most loved hangouts. -IFC Staff

14. Yoshi's Jazz Club & Japanese Restaurant

8.8
510 Embarcadero W (btwn Clay St. & Washington St.), Oakland, CA
Jazz and Blues Venue · Jack London Square · 82 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: A wonderful Japanese place with great Jazz! -Jonathan Waxman, Top Chef

15. Harlot

5.7
46 Minna St, San Francisco, CA
Night Club · SoMa · 31 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: If you are not from San Francisco, it will be harder for you to find this place. But once you get there you will love it. It has my favorite colors: black and red. I think it looks like a hunting room

16. The Ambassador

673 Geary St (btw Leavenworth & Jones), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · Tenderloin · 37 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: This is a nice bar with black leather booths and an area upstairs with its own mini bar for your special private party. -Mattin Noblia, Top Chef

17. Sports Basement

9.1
610 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA
Sporting Goods Retail · Presidio National Park · 59 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: Friendly helpful service. Discounted prices on all your sporting and outdoor activity clothing and equipment. -Laurine Wickett, Top Chef

18. Samovar Tea Lounge

297 Page St (at Laguna St.), San Francisco, CA
Tea Room · Lower Haight · 80 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: I use their teas obssesively in my desserts. Also sit and enjoy a pot of tea, relax, you'll feel your karma get lighter. -Yigit Pura, Top Chef Just Desserts

19. Slide

430 Mason St (at Post St), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 22 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: This is my favorite lounge by the same owners of Ruby Skye. It has a slide inside that you can take right down to the dance floor. It's retrostyle 80's design with a great sound system. The venue play

20. Yosemite National Park

9.5
Northside Dr, Yosemite National Park, CA
National Park · 285 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada. In 1855, entrepreneur James Mason Hutchings & artist Thomas Ayres were the first to tour the area.

21. Farnsworth Steps

Willard St (at Edgewood Ave), San Francisco, CA
Hiking Trail · Parnassus Heights · 4 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of the television, had these steps dedicated in his honor near the house he lived in while he was developing the first all-electric "television system" in the late 1920s.

22. The Fairmont San Francisco

9.0
950 Mason St (at California St), San Francisco, CA
Hotel · Nob Hill · 125 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: It is said that every US President since William Howard Taft has stayed at this hotel. This hotel is the first place Tony Bennett ever sang “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”

23. Exploratorium

9.2
Pier 15 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Northern Waterfront · 335 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Founded in 1969 by the noted physicist Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, the Exploratorium offers visitors exhibits, webcasts, websites and events to explore & understand the world around them.

24. Ferry Building Marketplace

9.3
1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Market · Financial District · 468 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Opening in 1898, The Marketplace provides a distinctive space for bringing together the greater Bay Area's agricultural wealth and renowned specialty food purveyors under one roof.

25. The Walt Disney Family Museum

8.9
104 Montgomery St (Presidio of San Francisco), San Francisco, CA
Museum · Presidio National Park · 123 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Opened on October 1, 2009, the museum features the life and legacy of Walt Disney. The museum retrofitted and expanded three existing historic buildings on the Presidio’s Main Post.

26. Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Brg S, San Francisco, CA
Bridge · 813 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937, & has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and CA.

27. Alcatraz Island

9.4
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco Bay), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 502 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Robert Stroud, "The Birdman of Alcatraz" spent 17 years in cell #42. Segregated from the prisoners, he turned to birds for company. He was the inspiration for the 1962 movie starring Burt Lancaster.

28. Adesso

4395 Piedmont Ave (at Pleasant Valley Ave), Oakland, CA
Italian Restaurant · Piedmont Avenue · 40 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Voted as one of the best places for bar food in America - try anything!

29. Aziza

8.2
5800 Geary Blvd (at 22nd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Moroccan Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 106 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Pastry chef Melissa Chou balances 3 diverse culinary traditions in her desserts—American, Chinese & Moroccan. Must order: burnt vanilla ice cream w/huckleberry, brioche French toast, & almond. Read more.

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30. Folsom Premium Outlets

7.5
13000 Folsom Blvd (at Iron Point Rd), Folsom, CA
Outlet Mall · 19 tips and reviews
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31. Cameron Airpark

3260 Cameron Park Dr, Cameron Park, CA
Airport · 1 tip
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32. Airport Pet Clinic

2995 Alhambra Dr, Shingle Springs, CA
Uncategorized · 1 tip

33. Montgomery St. BART Station

598 Market St (at 2nd St), San Francisco, CA
Metro Station · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 101 tips and reviews

SFBARTSFBART: Walk to Ferry Building Marketplace. Foodie heaven with gourmet shops for everything from mushrooms to chocolate, oysters to olive oils. Plus a farmers market on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Read more.

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34. Starbucks

1420 65th St, Sacramento, CA
Coffee Shop · East Sacramento · 13 tips and reviews
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35. Streets of London

649 E Bidwell St (at Wales Dr), Folsom, CA
Pub · 7 tips and reviews
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36. Harley-Davidson of Folsom

6.7
115 Woodmere Rd (at Folsom Blvd), Folsom, CA
Motorcycle Dealership · 2 tips and reviews
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37. Jimboy's Tacos

7.6
708 E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA
Taco Restaurant · 11 tips and reviews

38. Lagunitas Brewing Company

9.3
1280 N McDowell Blvd (at Scott St), Petaluma, CA
Brewery · 207 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Lagunitas Brewing Co. will be sampling beer Oct.15 at The Village Voice's Brooklyn Pour Craft Beer Festival! Check out more info at our website: http://ow.ly/6nNID Read more.

39. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

8.7
1075 E 20th St (at Sierra Nevada Ct), Chico, CA
Brewery · 112 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co‎ will be sampling beer Oct.15 at The Village Voice's Brooklyn Pour Craft Beer Festival! Check out more info at our website: http://ow.ly/6nNID Read more.