CHEAP EATS ON CLEMENT Chinatown is a singular sensation, no doubt. But if you want to eat like a local, head to the Richmond District. The lively stretch of Clement Street between Arguello Boulevard and 26th Avenue is bursting with inexpensive Asian eateries from dumplings to Burmese salads to Korean barbecue. Giant Camera SLIDE AND SEEK Located on a quiet, block-long side street above the Castro, these dual chutes at Seward Mini Park aren’t the easiest things to find, but no other San Francisco mini-park will turn you into a six-year-old adrenaline junkie. The slides are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day but Monday. LOCAL TIP: Bring your own cardboard to slide down on and a handful of sand dropped ahead of you will speed you along. LOCAL TIP: Stop into Good Luck Dim Sum (736 Clement) for delicious pork shu mai, or steamed buns at Wing Lee Bakery (503 Clement). CAMERA OBSCURA Way above Ocean Beach and next to the famed Cliff House, is a curio listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The “Giant Camera” (technically a camera obscura) is open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily, and for $3 viewers can get a 360-degree “live feed” of the environs, courtesy of a technology developed by Leonardo da Vinci. Nicole Cross FUN FACT: The “Giant Camera” was built in 1946 and was originally part of Playland on the Beach, an amusement park that no longer exists. Budget . 59
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