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Joe Starkey
Joe Starkey is a former Thrillist editor.

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Oct 5, 2017

Golden Donuts

The Inner Richmond's classy donuterie is serving up eclectic 'nut flavors as well as serious caffeine-loaded drinks

View of the Wave Organ Facing East
Oct 5, 2017

The Wave Organ

Located at the end of a spit of land extending from the Golden Gate Yacht Club and overlooking Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge, these wave-gurgling pipes use undulating, echoing water to produce eerie, oceanic noises.

Oct 5, 2017

Presidio Pet Cemetery

Totally not creepily, the soldiers used to bury all of their pets in this cemetery near the old barracks.

View of Bernal Slides from the bottom
Oct 5, 2017

Bernal Slides

Spend an afternoon atop Bernal feeling like a kid again at the hidden and deceptively steep Winfield Street Slides, careening down 40-foot chutes that have been a neighborhood mainstay since the '70s.

Oct 5, 2017

Ingleside Terraces Sundial

This GIANT-ASS sundial sculpture accurately-ish tells time (except during Daylight Savings) and it's the largest of three mega sundials in SF.

Moraga Steps
Oct 5, 2017

Moraga Steps

Also known as the 16th Avenue Tiled Steps, the Moraga Steps are a staircase designed by local artists and put together by more than 300 people from the neighborhood.

Oct 5, 2017

Alta Plaza Park

At 2:30pm on the first Sunday of every month, everyone in SF with a pug goes to Alta Plaza Park.

Oct 5, 2017

Tom & Jerry's Christmas House

Every December, head to Noe Valley for the Christmas spectacle that has garnered attention since the 1980s.

Casting Pools
Oct 5, 2017

GGACC Fly Casting Pools

Among the countless hidden secrets in Golden Gate Park (archery?

The Spire
Oct 5, 2017

The Spire

San Francisco has a surprising amount of public art and sculpture.

cafe von kleef
Oct 5, 2017

Cafe Van Kleef

This quirky Oakland watering hole, covered from floor to ceiling with knickknacks galore, serves fresh fruit cocktails and other bespoke libations among a friendly, hip crowd.

Oct 5, 2017

McNally's Irish Pub

There’s nothing fancy about this place: no craft cocktails, Edison bulbs, or gatropub fare.