Best places: Historic sites in San Francisco, United States

Fort Baker 19th-century concrete battery featuring panoramic views of Golden Gate & San Francisco.

Notorious prison & once home to Al Capone, now a museum with an audio tour, accessible by ferry.

Fort from the Civil War era located under the Golden Gate Bridge offering cannon drills & tours.

Expansive complex featuring a museum, interactive displays & ships telling the story of sea travel.

Ruins of this 1895 battery, once housing 3 large guns, remain a landmark on the Coastal Trail.

👍👍 It’s like the Daily Bugle of SF.

👍👍 A hidden little walkway, accessible by wooden steps at one end, this is a delightful spot to pass through. It also has history, having inspired the famous Barbary Lane from Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City. Well worth a visit ( not far from the cable car - take the Powell-Mason).

Former Army reservation with a VA hospital, picnic areas & panoramic ruins of gun batteries.