Location: San Francisco in USA
Nearest Airport:
San Francisco International Airport at 16
Miles
Nearest Beach:
beach at 2
Miles
Telegraph Hill offers an unexpected and delightful getaway in the heart of San Francisco, providing visitors with a welcome reprieve from the city’s frenetic pace. Squeezed between the North Beach neighborhood and San Francisco Bay, this soaring landmark - just a stone’s throw from Fisherman’s Wharf, Russian Hill, and China Town - can be reached by foot or by car. For those up to the challenge, foot is the most interesting way to go. The Filbert Steps climb the east side of the hill in a steep ascent that provides visitors with the sense of clambering up a tree in the backyards of this densely populated hillside, as they scramble above the glistening waters of the Bay and reap the sense of reward that comes from reaching the top. While working their way up the Filbert Steps, sightseers might hear the squawking of large flocks of parrots and see them swooping from tree to tree along the lush hillside.