Beating a dead horse is no one’s idea of a good time. And it never makes for great copy. To be sure, San Fran is a super keen city. Yeah, it’s crowded and overpriced and murder to drive through, but there are a fistful of upsides as well. First off, get out of the car and get on the Muni or BART or any number of public transport options on the slate. Driving in Frisco is a fiasco waiting to happen.
You can walk anywhere you need to go. Hop a Muni bus, dash onto the BART rail and rest assured you’ll get there with time to spare. I know it’s a cliche now, but, yeah, getting around in San Fran is pretty prosaic. Come on, it’s only seven square miles. Sooner or later, you’re bound to pass something you recognize.
Some quick stats: San Fran is the third-most popular tourist destination in the grand old United States. It’s only out-shined by New York and Los Angeles. Swing a dead cat and you’re bound to hit a tourist spot. There’s Fisherman’s Wharf, the Embarcadero, Union Square, the Golden Gate Bridge, and then the entirety of the East Bay and San Jose and then there’s the Wine Country.