Neighborhoods HAIGHT-ASHBURY 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. 44 . sftravel.com san Francisco Travel Association (2)
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