Spot Alcatraz Island

Spot a Castro rainbow flag

Walk into the Castro and find a giant rainbow flag or rainbow crosswalk. Photograph the colours.

Spot a Chinatown gold dragon gate

Find the Dragon Gate at Grant and Bush. Photograph the gold-and-green dragons.

Spot a Chinatown lantern

Walk into Chinatown and find red Chinese lanterns hanging above the street. Photograph the lanterns.

Spot a fortune cookie factory or shop

Walk into Ross Alley in Chinatown and find the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory. Photograph the storefront.

Spot a hippie shop in the Haight

Walk into the Haight-Ashbury district and find a 60s-throwback shop or rainbow flag. Photograph the storefront.

Spot a Mission burrito

Find a Mission-style burrito on a foil-wrapped tray (La Taqueria, El Farolito). Photograph the burrito.

Spot a Mission District mural

Walk into the Mission and find a mural on Balmy Alley or 24th Street. Photograph the wall.

Spot a North Beach Italian café

Walk into North Beach (Little Italy) and find a café terrace (Caffe Trieste). Photograph the cafe.

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 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.