After two years, I’m moving out of San Francisco, tentatively 11/1/24. This market is to give me suggestions on things to do before I leave.
If I’ve done something already, doing it again is an acceptable option but less likely than doing something for the first time.
Top 10 answers will get 100 mana each, next 20 answers will get 50 mana each.
Important things about me:
Late 20s male
Live in the Mission/Bernal Heights/Castro area
9-5 remote job, can probably do a handful of things during work hours but not many
Don’t drive but could rent a car; bike frequently
Wouldn’t spend more than $75 on an activity unless it was really worth it; some of the best experiences I had here were free
Stuff I could do with my partner is a plus but not necessary
Most interested in things that would be hard to experience in other cities, and things that would be more enjoyable now than a theoretical future period where I live in SF but older with kids
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3.00Go sing a song at Martuni‘s on a weekend night— you can probably walk there (get a lemon drop while you’re there)
Get psylocibin mushrooms from one of the “churches” in SF (eg The Living Church SF)
Attend 4/20 on Hippie Hill in the GG Park
Go play dice with the bar owner and win/lose drinks at Buddha Bar in Chinatown
Drive down Highway 1 to Santa Cruz/Monterey— very scenic on a sunny day. In Santa Cruz stop for ice cream at Marianne’s on Ocean st.
Take a surf lesson in Pacifica or Ocean Beach
Marin headlands, camping on Sonoma coast, dads burgers and beach in half moon bay, weekend trip to morro bay, Yosemite, Tahoe, hike angel island, Albany bulb, Tilden park sea view trail, sibley labrynth, mussel rock park, eat senor sesig, eat Humphrey Combe, visit Sf moma, musee mechanique and sea lions at fisherman’s wharf, ride a cable car
climb to the top of Twin Peaks, and/or Mt. Richardson, and/or Bernal Hill, and/or Grand View Park
eat some Mission burritos
go to the pirate supply store at 826 Valencia (and perhaps the neighboring taxidermy-and-rocks-and-plants store Paxton Gate, and/or nearby Smitten Ice Cream, Craftsman and Wolves bakery (I especially recommend their "Rebel Within" savory breakfast muffin that contains an entire egg), Dandelion Chocolate)
go to a small but delightful concert at the Red Poppy Art House
ride the cable cars, and/or the historic F trolleys