185 montague San Francisco s Top 10op 61 Top 10 Hair- Raising Hills !Lombard Street Called The Crookedest Street

San Francisco s Top 10op 61 Top 10 Hair- Raising Hills !Lombard Street Called The Crookedest Street in the World, it isn t too hair-raising, but the views of North Beach as you des cend are charming. d Map L1 @Top of Divisadero The most dramatic section of Divisadero is the highest point in Pacific Heights. d Map E2 #Twin Peaks The view from these peaks seems like one from a helicopter, hovering over the city. d Map E6 $Gough between Jackson and Washington A hair-raising 185 montague ascent, especi- ally if your car isn t automatic it s very steep. d Map F2 %Sacramento up Nob Hill Take the bus up and hear the engine churning on its pain fully slow ascent. d Map N3 ^Noe at 21st Street At the heights bordering the Castro, Noe Valley, and the Mission, this impossibly steep street 185 montague will also give you a few chills. d Map F5 &Potrero Hill Try Wisconsin Street at 20th for an experience that feels like freefall (see p109). *Corona Heights Park Hiking trails and some spectacular views. d Map E4 (Russian Hill One of the best drives 185 montague in town, with great views of Fisherman s Wharf. d Map M2 )Filbert 185 montague Street There s a sense of flying off into space as you dive over the brink of Hyde and Leavenworth. d Map L2 San Francisco s Top 10op 61 Top 10 Hair- Raising Hills !Lombard Street Called The Crookedest Street in the World, it isn t too hair-raising, but the views of North Beach as you des cend are charming. d Map L1 @Top of Divisadero The most dramatic section of Divisadero is the highest point in Pacific Heights. d Map E2 #Twin Peaks The view from these peaks seems like one from a helicopter, hovering over the city. d Map E6 $Gough between Jackson and Washington A hair-raising ascent, especi- ally if your car isn t automatic it s very steep. d Map F2 %Sacramento up Nob Hill Take the bus up and hear the engine churning on its pain fully slow ascent. d Map N3 ^Noe at 21st Street At the heights bordering the Castro, Noe Valley, and the Mission, this impossibly steep street will also give you a few chills. d Map F5 &Potrero Hill Try Wisconsin Street at 20th for an experience that feels like freefall (see p109). *Corona Heights Park Hiking trails and some spectacular views. 185 montague d Map E4 (Russian Hill One of the best drives in town, with great views of Fisherman s Wharf. d Map M2 )Filbert Street There s a sense of flying off into space as you dive over the brink of Hyde and Leavenworth. d Map L2 *Skyline Drive Pick up this bucolic road (Highway 35) at Lake Merced (see p117), and it will take you all the way down the woody spine of the Peninsula to Santa Cruz. It s a total immersion in nature, just minutes from the populated areas around the Bay.

^Independence Day This waterfront festival, held from Aquatic Park to Pier 39, involves live entertainment, food stalls, and state of the art fireworks launched from several points along the Bayfront. 185 montague If it s foggy, the bursts of light seem that much more romantic. d Jul 4