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Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco
Union Square is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

1. Union Square

8.6
333 Post St (btwn Powell & Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
Pedestrian Plaza · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 433 tips and reviews
Pier 39 is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

2. Pier 39

2 Beach St (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Pier · Fishermans Wharf · 386 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Bridge is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

3. Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Brg S, San Francisco, CA
Bridge · 812 tips and reviews
Ghirardelli Square is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

4. Ghirardelli Square

8.6
900 N Point St (btwn Polk & Larkin St), San Francisco, CA
Shopping Plaza · 256 tips and reviews
Fisherman's Wharf is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

5. Fisherman's Wharf

2801 Leavenworth St (at Bay St), San Francisco, CA
Pier · Fishermans Wharf · 337 tips and reviews
Japantown is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

6. Japantown

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 62 tips and reviews
Civic Center Plaza is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

7. Civic Center Plaza

6.6
Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, CA
Plaza · Civic Center · 43 tips and reviews
Heart of The City Farmers Market is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

8. Heart of The City Farmers Market

8.2
1182 Market St (at UN Plaza), San Francisco, CA
Farmers Market · Civic Center · 88 tips and reviews
United Nations Plaza is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

9. United Nations Plaza

5.5
Market St (at Fulton St), San Francisco, CA
Plaza · Civic Center · 16 tips and reviews
Embarcadero Plaza is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

10. Embarcadero Plaza

7.1
Embarcadero Plaza (btw Market & The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Plaza · Financial District · 32 tips and reviews
Duboce Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

11. Duboce Park

9.0
Duboce Ave (btwn Scott & Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Duboce Triangle · 76 tips and reviews
Mission Dolores Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

12. Mission Dolores Park

9.4
Dolores & Church St (btwn 18th & 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Mission Dolores · 505 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

13. Golden Gate Park

9.6
501 Stanyan St (btwn Fulton St & Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate Park · 358 tips and reviews
Alamo Square is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

14. Alamo Square

9.3
Steiner St (btwn Fulton & Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
Park · 168 tips and reviews
Yerba Buena Gardens is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

15. Yerba Buena Gardens

9.2
745 Mission St (btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Park · SoMa · 153 tips and reviews
The Panhandle is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

16. The Panhandle

9.1
Fell & Oak St (btwn Baker & Stanyan St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Panhandle · 51 tips and reviews
Buena Vista Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

17. Buena Vista Park

9.0
Buena Vista Ave (at Haight St), San Francisco, CA
Park · 49 tips and reviews
Palace of Fine Arts is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

18. Palace of Fine Arts

9.5
3301 Lyon St (btwn Bay & Jefferson St), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Marina District · 206 tips and reviews
Crissy Field is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

19. Crissy Field

9.4
Golden Gate Promenade (at Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Presidio National Park · 143 tips and reviews
Washington Square Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

20. Washington Square Park

8.8
Columbus Ave (btwn Filbert & Union St), San Francisco, CA
Park · North Beach · 73 tips and reviews
Alta Plaza Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

21. Alta Plaza Park

9.4
2700 Clay St (btwn Scott & Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Pacific Heights · 61 tips and reviews
Marina Green is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

22. Marina Green

9.3
Marina Green (at Marina Green Dr), San Francisco, CA
Park · Marina District · 46 tips and reviews
Fort Mason is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

23. Fort Mason

9.1
2 Marina Blvd Bldg A, San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate National Recreation Area · 88 tips and reviews
Aquatic Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

24. Aquatic Park

9.0
960 Beach St (at Polk St), San Francisco, CA
Park · 37 tips and reviews
Lafayette Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

25. Lafayette Park

9.5
2000 Sacramento St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Pacific Heights · 69 tips and reviews
Fort Point National Historic Site is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

26. Fort Point National Historic Site

9.1
Marine Dr (at West Bluff Dr), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Presidio National Park · 78 tips and reviews
Presidio of San Francisco is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

27. Presidio of San Francisco

9.5
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA
National Park · Presidio National Park · 70 tips and reviews
George R. Moscone Recreation Center is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

28. George R. Moscone Recreation Center

7.4
1800 Chestnut St (btwn Laguna & Webster), San Francisco, CA
Park · Marina District · 8 tips and reviews
Allyne Park is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

29. Allyne Park

8.7
1700 Green (at Gough), San Francisco, CA
Park · Union Street · 9 tips and reviews
Blue Heron Lake is one of Must-visit Great Outdoors in San Francisco.

30. Blue Heron Lake

9.2
Stow Lake Dr (btwn John F Kennedy Dr & Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Lake · Golden Gate Park · 47 tips and reviews