Pier 39 is not the place to be a snob. Here, tourists flock to gawk at sea lions, get lost in a mirror maze and ride the ...

Near the base of Pier 45, on Jefferson Street, is the iconic Ripley’s Believe It or Not. It’s a genuine San Francisco tourist attraction, and I remember my dad taking me there decades ago.

Pier 39 alone boasts a carousel that was handcrafted in Italy. It also has the trippy Magowan’s Infinite Mirror Maze, the Aquarium of the Bay, and sea lion viewing.

It starts at Pier 39 (where sea lions laze) and sails under the world’s most photographed bridge, the 1.7 mile Golden Gate. Afterwards it circuits the prison island of Alcatraz.

Early Wednesday morning, the San Francisco Fire Department was called to an urgent situation at Pier 39, where a person was heard screaming for help from the water. According to an X post from the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A woman was rescued from the San Francisco Bay near Pier 9 after she jumped into the water during a heat wave Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses by The Waterfront Restaurant ...

Pier 39 is one of the most popular tourist spots in San Francisco, situated near one end of Fisherman’s Wharf with a carousel, T-shirt shops and restaurants famous for their sourdough bowls of ...

Sea lions bask on the docks at Pier 39 in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, May 2, 2024. About 1,000 sea lions can be spotted, the most since 2009. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ...

Some 1,100 to 1,200 sea lions have been counted flopping on and around the docks at San Francisco's Pier 39 in recent days — the highest number recorded in 15 years.