Carnaval San Francisco

The oldest building in San Francisco, commissioned in 1776 by Father Serra and members of the De Anza Expedition as the 6th of the 21 missions in California. The original mission is a small building adjacent to the parish church, a large building with intricately decorated towers that was, also, the first Catholic church west of the Mississippi River to be deemed a basilica. The attached cemetery is one of the few in San Francisco that were not relocated to Colma during the first half of the 20th century.

One of the city's most popular parks, this is one of the main neighborhood hangouts, with people regularly partying or partaking in some recreational marijuana on its grassy slopes, as well as a sunny retreat for many San Franciscans when the rest of the city gets foggy. There are plenty of recreational facilities as well as a fantastic playground built into the hillside, and the top of the park (at the corner of 20th and Dolores) offers an excellent view of the San Francisco skyline. Playground is wheelchair accessible.

Houses women's nonprofits groups and has a beautiful mural, the MaestraPeace Mural, on the front.

Can be found all around the Mission neighborhood, especially on 24th Street, east of Mission Street.

An alley full of incredible murals. There are some really beautiful works here, and it's always changing.

Another alley full of murals, between 17th and 18th and Mission and Valencia.