Leash up your terrier, or borrow one for the day, and head down to Ocean Beach every Thursday and Saturday for the Small Dogs Beach Walk. As many as twenty or thirty people attend the Saturday walks even when the weather is bad; on a [more...]

The Mountain Theater on the side of Mt. Tamalpais invites patrons to come early in the morning for a good seat and spend the day at the outdoor theater, [more...]

No hats are bigger, no songs are sillier, no grass is more covered with beach blankets than what you'll experience at Beach Blanket Babylon, possibly San [more...]

Head for Ocean Beach on a weekend and you might be lucky enough to catch the rainbow kites. There's a few guys who bring these huge multi-colored monsters out most weekends, and perform aeronautic acrobatics for hours to the delight of [more...]

Reserve two spots on a whale watching tour. If your date doesn't steal your heart, these leviathans surely will.

Designed by a renowned landscape artist, Point Lobos State Reserve might be the most beautiful meeting of land and sea conceivable by man. Spend the day [more...]

Take a trip to the SF Botanical Garden and relax among the gorgeous flowers, plants and trees. Hide in a hedge for a quick hug, or loll lovingly on the lawn [more...]

Three can be a crowd on a date, unless you pick your activities right. If you've got a kid in the mix, head over to Children's Fairyland in Oakland. Slightly [more...]

The San Francisco Opera House is worth visiting even if you aren't an opera fan, as it's housed in the same lovely building as the War Memorial, a combination that [more...]

The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival offers almost 100 free events, beginning in May and running through October. Come check out classical and jazz concerts, opera, [more...]

Point Bonita lighthouse, on the edge of the Marin Headlands just north of San Francisco, is a great spot from which to view the city and the endless ocean. And if you are up that way, hike to Rodeo Beach, which is protected from the [more...]

The California Shakespeare festival, known hereabouts as Calshakes, performs several plays every summer and fall in their outdoor theater set high in the Berkeley [more...]

The Yuba River has a rock bottom and tiny rapids, creating perfect natural water slides. Take a picnic and hit the water, but watch out for [more...]

The Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur is one of the most serene, surreal spots in the world. Enjoy the film nights, sculpture, glorious Big Sur backdrops [more...]