The Best Public Art in San Francisco
I never believe anyone who says they don’t like art. What they usually mean is that they don’t like museums....
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Fisherman’s Wharf — the Un-Tourist’s Guide
How to say you’re “going to Fisherman’s Wharf” and not be joking....
Hosting Visitors? Here’s How to Beat San Francisco Tour-Guide Fatigue
Sightseeing alternatives for experiencing SF in a new way....
Kayaking with the Crab Fishermen of Bodega Bay
M y hand skims the water and grabs the blue noodle. It’s the fourth in a line of five buoys floating on the surface of the Pacific Ocean 70 miles north of San Francisco in Bodega Bay....
Hipsterville Meets Hayes Valley: The Other Side of Las Vegas
I watch as the small plastic cup holding my syrup, which, moments before, had sat atop my pancakes, starts to slowly glide across the table of its own accord, leaving a streak of butter like a snail leaves a mark....
Davis Makes for a Great Day Trip. Seriously.
What the university town has to offer beyond its hallowed halls....
Strip Clubs Have Some of the Best Food Specials in Town. I Reviewed Five of Them.
This week, I went to five strip clubs in five days, which means that I more than quadrupled my strip-club life experience....
Santa Cruz’s Beer Scene Is Out of Control
Santa Cruz County may be known for gnarly waves, redwood trees and 420, but these days the new star attraction is its amazing craft-beer scene....
The Strange Beauty of Joshua Tree, California
Just north of Palm Springs and on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park, the town of Joshua Tree is a tiny outpost (population: 7,500) in the high desert of the Mojave....
Get Out There: 11 Gorgeous State Parks Near San Francisco
Read on to learn about the Bay Area’s most Instagrammed state parks and where you should go....
The People of Big Sur
Why does Big Sur feel so different from the rest of the coast? Whenever I’m there, I feel like I’m in a magical little oasis, disconnected from the world....
The History of San Francisco Landmarks No One Told You
Sure, San Francisco is beautiful, like tourist-magnetizing, world-renowned, postcard kind of beautiful....