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The Mission
The best way to enjoy the Mission is with a book in one hand and a burrito in the other, amid murals, sunshine and the usual crowd of filmmakers, techies, skaters and novelists. Calle 24 (24th St) is SF’s designated Latino Cultural District, and the Mission is also a magnet for Southeast Asian Americans, lesbians and dandies.
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The Short List
AMission murals Seeing garage doors, storefronts and entire alleyways transformed into canvases.
ADolores Park Playing, picnicking and people-watching entire days away.
AValencia St Strolling the city’s liveliest corridor, grabbing a bite at a trendy new restaurant, and popping into novelty stores.
AMission Dolores Getting a handle on California history at SF’s oldest building, a whitewashed adobe church.
ADogpatch’s Creative Corridor Appreciating local art, design, wine- and chocolate-making at upstarts.
Getting There & Around
Streetcar The J streetcar heads from downtown through the Mission. The T Muni line from downtown stops along 3rd St, in Potrero’s Dogpatch district.
Top SightMission Murals
Diego Rivera has no idea what he started. Inspired by the Mexican maestro’s 1930s works in San Francisco, generations of Missi...
Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to San Francisco
- Top Sights
- Eating
- Four Perfect Days
- Need to Know
- San Francisco Neighbourhoods
- Golden Gate Bridge & the Marina
- Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
- Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa
- North Beach & Chinatown
- Russian & Nob Hill Secrets
- Cable Car Museum
- Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
- The Mission
- The Castro
- The Haight & Hayes Valley
- Golden Gate Park & the Avenues
- Survival Guide
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers