Best historic in San Francisco

7 places from 9 San Francisco travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

7 places · most mentioned first

Alcatraz Island
Historic site · San Francisco Bay
A former federal prison that once held notorious criminals, now a national park reached by boat and explored on a self-guided audio tour.
6:56· touropiain 7 vlogs
Sutro Baths
Historic site · Outer Richmond
Ruins of a privately run saltwater swimming pool complex on the coast, with spectacular ocean views.
10:15· California Through My Lensin 3 vlogs
Fort Point
Historic site · Presidio
A historic fort right beneath the Golden Gate Bridge with old cannons and several floors to explore.
11:17· California Through My Lensin 2 vlogs
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Historic site · Fisherman's Wharf
A National Park Service site with a half-dozen restored historic ships that visitors can board and explore.
4:46· California Through My Lensin 2 vlogs

3 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

Hallidie Building
Historic site · Financial District
Willis Polk's 1917 building with one of America's first glass curtain walls, named for cable car inventor Andrew Hallidie.
2:23· Architectural Digest1 vlog
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building
Historic site · SoMa
A 1925 building billed as San Francisco's first modern skyscraper, with a Sierra Nevada granite base and terracotta cladding over a steel frame.
4:10· Architectural Digest1 vlog
Grateful Dead House
Historic site · Haight-Ashbury
Former home of the Grateful Dead in the Haight-Ashbury.
5:14· Aly Smalls1 vlog