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4.0 22,203 reviews

Excellent47%
Very good35%
Average14%
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Terrible1%

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“sea lions”(4,893 reviews)

“lots of shops”(594 reviews)

“street performers”(405 reviews)

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Beach Street & The Embarcadero, Parking area, San Francisco, CA 94133

Fisherman’s Wharf

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415 981-7437

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Packed with family-friendly entertainment, quality
hotels, and good food, there’s something for everyone
at Fisherman’s Wharf. From street performers and
historic cable cars to art galleries and museums, a
postcard-worthy photo is available on every corner.
Bring your appetite: seafood lovers will be rewarded
with Dungeness crab and sourdough bread bowls, while
Ghirardelli Square will satiate anyone’s sweet tooth

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Great place to people watch make sure you go there in the summer it can get really cool with the wind

Date of experience: November 2019

Thank you for reviewing PIER 39 on TripAdvisor! Our other visitors are sure to appreciate the reminder to bring a jacket -- even in the summer. We're so glad you enjoyed your time with us and look forward to welcoming you back again soon for more fun by the bay.

Friends meeting

This is an excelent place. Like a big floating mall of restaurants and stores with a lot of variety. A lot of tourists there make this place very charming. A must visit place for San Francisco

Date of experience: December 2019

It sounds like you had a wonderful day exploring and dining on the waterfront! We're so glad you enjoyed your visit to PIER 39 and look forward to welcoming you back when you return to San Francisco.

Expensive

It’s a targeted place for tourists: although beautiful and lots to see and do, it does add up, especially if you are traveling with kids. Parking is the worst. We loved watching the seals and the ferry boats with even better views of Alcatraz. The pier have something for…

There is indeed a lot to see and experience at PIER 39, and we are so glad you enjoyed your time visiting us! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon for more fun and sea lion watching.

I may be a little biased here...

When you ask a local on things to do in SF, Pier 39/Fisherman's Wharf is usually not high on their list, if even on their list at all. But to me its at least worth a quick visit even if it is gimmicky/touristy. I did not spend much time here on my most recent visit, a quick…

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a detailed and thoughtful review with a unique perspective. Our other visitors are sure to appreciate your recommendations of seeing the famous sea lions, Aquarium of the Bay, and visiting the variety of shops. We hope that our new and returning visitors will take your advice and remember that they "can't put a price on memories" and go ahead and make their own with their family, friends, or even by themselves. Thank you again.

Diversified Place to Visit

We got a massage here at the Vitality store, had coffee and did some site seeing. The Sea Lions are here along with various Sea Gulls posing for photographs. A definite must for the traveler / tourist.

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