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19 Odd and Cool Things to Do in San Francisco

11/27/2009

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Last Sunday, I asked the collective genius--60,000+ Twitter followers--the following question:  

"What is the coolest or oddest experience I can have in SF today?  Any must-do's off the beaten path?"

The answers came in fast and furious, and I was set within minutes.  I ended up with a wonderful sequence:

Traipsing on the living roof of the California Academy of Sciences
Sipping sencha tea at the Golden Gate Japanese tea garden
Relaxing alongside a small buffalo herd on JFK Drive
Dinner at perhaps my favorite restaurant in SF with local and seasonal food: Firefly.

Here are 15 more that kick ass.  The kick-ass Twitter users who suggested them are linked to appropriately:
  • Dave Eggers' McSweeney’s Pirate Store --> http://www.yelp.com/biz/826-valencia-san-francisco
  • The ruins of the Sutro Baths --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutro_Baths
  • Pet Cemetery in the Presidio --> http://www.yelp.com/biz/presidio-pet-cemetery-san-francisco-2
  • The Wave Organ --> http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/12103
  • Camera Obscura --> http://www.yelp.com/biz/camera-obscura-san-francisco
  • Seward Street slides --> http://www.yelp.com/biz/seward-street-slides-san-francisco
  • Balmy Alley murals --> http://www.balmyalley.com/
  • Fat Chance Belly Dance (women only)
  • Walk a labyrinth

Bars & Restaurants

  • Anti-Saloon League --> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/06/WIGOLLHEGV1.DTL
  • Zeitgeist bar
  • Occidental cigar club --> http://www.occidentalcigarclub.com/home.html
  • Swan Oyster Depot
  • Blackhorse Deli --> smallest bar in SF
  • Farmer Brown's Little Skillet

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