Things to do in San Francisco
A real day-by-day plan, the places travellers rate highest, and one button to make it your own.
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Among U.S. cities with a population of 200,000 or more, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income, third by population density, and sixth by aggregate income as of 2024. Some 4.6 million residents live in the city's metropolitan statistical area, which is the 13th-largest in the United States. Around 9.2 million live in the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland combined statistical area, the fifth-largest in the United States.
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Highlights travellers rate highest
San Francisco City Guides - Free Walking Tours
4.9(2.4K)Dragon Gate San Francisco
4.5(165)Little Italy
4.4(50)Day 2 on the trip
Open in Google MapsSan Francisco International Airport
4.3(38K)Kimpton Alton Fisherman's Wharf
4.1(872)Hang Ah Tea Room
3.9(677)
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5 days in San Francisco, planned day by day
Built from real, bookable activities — flights, stays and experiences included at around €1,247.
- 1
Arrival & The Alton Hotel
Land, settle into your Old Town base, and ease into the city with an evening drink at The Alton Hotel.
- 2
Chinatown & Little Italy
A slow food-and-culture day through two adjoining historic neighbourhoods.
- 3
Painted Ladies & Alamo Square
Postcard Victorians and easygoing hilltop park views.
- 4
Baker Beach & the Golden Gate
A coastal day with the best Golden Gate Bridge views in the city.
