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WHAT TO SEE & DO On the corner of Haight and Ashbury streets sits a beacon that calls to all who visit San Francisco: a street sign marking the heart of the neighborhood where 1960s flower power blossomed. These days, colorful Victorian houses brighten the hillsides and the streets are filled with restaurants and boutiques. • Flamboyant clothing shops, piercing and tattoo parlors, and long-loved stores such as Love on Haight mix with hip restaurants and boutiques along Upper Haight. • Downhill on Haight St., alternative bars, consignment stores and music shops with old vinyl records hold forth. Drop in at the Haight Street Art Center, a first-of-its-kind poster print shop and gallery that supports a collective of poster artists. • The former Grateful Dead house at 710 Ashbury St. is a perennial attraction, as is the former Jefferson Airplane house at 2400 Fulton St. (Note: These are private residences.) • Discover more of the neighborhood’s colorful history on the Haight-Ashbury Flower Power Walking Tour, stroll along guided by Wild SF Walking Tours, or get an immersive experience aboard the Magic Bus. • The iconic Victorian houses known as the Painted Ladies are nearby, too — a postcard-worthy photo opportunity.
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