Scavenger hunt in San Francisco

Spot a Painted Ladies house

Find Alamo Square and the row of Painted Ladies Victorian houses. Photograph them with the skyline.

Spot a Powell Street cable car

Find a cable car climbing or descending Powell Street. Photograph the wooden carriage.

Spot a Salesforce Tower

Find the Salesforce Tower (the tallest in SF) from a viewpoint. Photograph it.

Spot a SF cable-car turnaround

At Powell and Market find the cable car turnaround. Photograph the operator turning the car.

Spot a SF sea lion at Pier 39

Walk to Pier 39 and find the sea lions barking on the floating docks. Photograph the seals.

Spot a sourdough bowl

Find a sourdough bread bowl with clam chowder (Boudin or Wharf chowderie). Photograph the bowl.

Spot a Sutro Tower view

Find a view of the Sutro Tower's three orange-and-white antennas. Photograph the silhouette.

Spot a Tartine or Mr. Holmes Bakehouse line

Find a queue at a popular SF bakery (Tartine, Mr. Holmes, Arsicault). Photograph the line.

Spot a Tesla, Waymo or Cruise car

Find a Tesla, Waymo self-driving car or Cruise vehicle in San Francisco. Photograph the tech.

Spot a Twin Peaks panoramic view

Drive up to Twin Peaks and photograph the SF panorama from the top.

Spot a vintage SF Muni bus

Find a vintage Muni trolleybus or modern Muni bus on its route. Photograph the bus.

Spot a yellow San Francisco fog

Spot SF fog rolling in (often called Karl). Photograph the fog over the bay or city.

Spot Alcatraz Island

Find a view of Alcatraz Island from the waterfront or a ferry. Photograph the island.

Spot an American flag in SF

Find a US flag on an SF building. Photograph it.

Spot an SF Giants or Warriors kit

Find a Giants (orange-and-black) or Warriors (blue-and-gold) jersey. Photograph the kit.

Spot an SF rainbow crosswalk

Walk to the Castro and find the rainbow crosswalks at 18th and Castro. Photograph the painted street.

Spot an SF Victorian bay window

Find a typical SF Victorian house with a bay window on Pacific Heights or the Haight. Photograph the bay.

Spot the Coit Tower

Find the white Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill. Photograph the cylindrical tower.

Spot the Golden Gate Bridge towers

Find a view of the Golden Gate Bridge's orange towers. Photograph the bridge.

Spot the Lombard Street crooked stretch

Find Lombard Street's zigzag block between Hyde and Leavenworth. Photograph the curves.

Spot the Palace of Fine Arts dome

Find the Palace of Fine Arts rotunda and dome. Photograph the columns reflected in the lake.

Spot the Transamerica Pyramid

Find the Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper in the Financial District. Photograph the silhouette.

Trivia: 1906 disaster

San Francisco was famously devastated by an earthquake and fire in what year?

Trivia: Alcatraz closure

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, the rock in the Bay, was closed in what year?