San Francisco offers the following, which are all easily accessable by Bus or BART:

Shopping:
Japan Town for Anime and other Japanese "Toys." China Town for Cheap Shoes, Mandarin Jackets/Dresses and other Chinese goods. The Metreon featuring the Where the Wild Things Are store (There is also a Wild Things Maze for those with children. And no I am sorry to say the young at heart don't count.), Anime's on DVD, a Playstation Store, a Microsoft Store, a Virtual Reality Arcade and (For those truly sick) a Dance, Dance Revolution Machine. The famous Haight Street which, unfortunately, is not so Goth themed anymore but there are still gems to be found such as Secondhand stores, Used records (Rasputin's and Ameba), a John Fluvog Store, good Cafes and the infamous DalJeets. San Francisco is home to some of the best in corset and fetish items. Such as DarkGarden.com, StormyLeather.com, GoodVibrations.com and Leather, Etc. Castro Street is always a fun excersion. While not goth it does have dark gems here and there and, well, just the experience is worth the time.

San Francisco is also heavenly for the seamstresses of alt.gothic.fashion. Britex at Union Square is pricey but worth it, SOMA has many Fabric stores that can be touch and go, and many more are scattered throughout the city. For the craft minded, General Bead in SOMA will try your patience but worth the effort for the mind-blowing amount of beads. Valencia Street has good shopping as well. Another DalJets (Which is better stocked as less people go there), more second hand stores (There's even one that sells the clothing by the pound.), more used record stores, and We Be Sushi (One of the best Sushi restraints in S.F.). Justa cross the bay is Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue. Think of it as a Haight Street from about 10 years or so ago. Secondhand clothing stores (Do you think we have enough of these?), Used record stores (Again Rasputin's and Ameba), Smoke shops, good Cafes and other stores that are just hard to describe but, none the less, have good stuff. Best yet it is Easily accessible by BART.

S.F. also offers several Museums:

The Museum of Modern Art

Palace of the Legion of Honor, featuring permanen exhibitions of Rodin, several of the Dutch Masters, and a verity of marble sculptures.

The Exploratorium

The California Academy of Sciences and Planetarium/Lasarium show

The Ansel Adams Gallery

San Francisco also has unique Bars that we all recommend: Hobson's Choice, which features a Victoria themed atmosphere.

The Pied Piper Bar (Which has an original painting done by ol' Maxfield Parish himself) at the Palace Hotel. (http://www.sfpalace.com/)

Vesuvio Cafe - home of the original beat generation, requires a visit if for no other reason then the Beardsley-esk Stained glass on their facade.

Annie's, (the Voodoos fav bar) Annie is a BIG fan of the Damned and X, bartender Tess is a Sisters o Mercy junkie, the Jukebox is filled to the brim with Deathrock, Punk and Swing. Plus it's right across the street from S.F.'s Courthouse, so if you get in trouble you can arrange Bail and get a drink!

Café de Nord is another of our bars, which feature a Victorian theme and has the definite feel of a Speak Easy. Best yet, it has Chartreuse!

Lucky 13. Their logo is a Black Cat. Need we say more?

Late Nite Restaraunts:
Contray to popolar conception, San Francisco offers a vairety of choice for after-club Dining:

Cafe Mason 320 Mason St.
Bagdad Cafe 2295 Market St
A little on the "healthy" side, but still a great 24 hour dinner even for burger lovers. A long standing favorite. Pretty much across the street from Café du Nord and Lucky 13, (see the bars section)Very conveniently located just down Market street from SOMA. (Short ride on an all night bus line or a cheap cab fare)
Denny's 816 Mission,495 Beach St.1700 Post St. that classic freak hangout. The one on Mission Street (2 doors down from HOV) in SOMA is weird. It's upscale. Really nice and decorated in a tasteful modern way. The bathrooms are really cool. You wouldn't know take it for a Denny's except for the menus and the food. Lori's Diner 336 Mason St
Lucky Penny Restaurant 2670 Geary Blvd.
Mel's Drive-in 4th & Mission. 165 Lombard St.
3355 Geary Blvd. O'Farrell & Van Ness Ave. Classic Americana Drive in. Only open until 3am but across the street from one of our favorite venues. Orphan Andy's 3991 17th St. Ste A
Sparky's 24 Hour Diner 242 Church St.
Just around the corner from Baghdad. Classic dinner ambience hour.
International House-pancakes 2299 Lombard St
King Diner 1390 Mission St.
Pine Crest Restaurant 401 Geary St
Silver Restaurant 737 Washington St

Other sites Sites of interest:
Ocean Beach, somehow this beach always makes us think of Emile Bronte. The Cliffhouse, which has an Arcade Museum featuring arcade machines from the turn of the century and one Giant creepy animatronic, Sutro Baths, and Sutro Heights, which has a fantastic view of Ocean Beach. Pier 39, The Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, the Wax Museum, the Torture Museum (Oh Tee-Hee *Whack*Whack*). Right around the corner is Fisherman's Warf, which is always fun for scaring the shit out of the Normals that are touring. Also from here you can catch boat tours around the Bay and to Alcatraz.

Want to know more about SF??? Check these handy dandy links.

• SFGoth.Com - the general bay area guide for goths, also home to the bay area goth junkies list, a.k.a. the MEAN PEOPLE'S list.
• SFGate.Com - whitebread news for the masses, but sometimes useful.
• SF bay Gaurdian - Alternative Paper.
• SF CitySearch - duh, yer a netgoth, you should know about this.
• EvilPeople - the most successful dotcom EVER.
• SF Gothic - sf gothic messageboard.
• SF Ghoulies - the "nice gothics" list.
• SF RivetHeads - the "rivetheads" (industrial/electro freaks) of the bay area.
• Gothic.Net - yes, they're based here.