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How to see the Slopes of San Francisco on Nob Hill

Tourist trams down the steep streets of San Francisco
Tourist trams down the steep streets of San Francisco
Discover where to see the famous steep streets of San Francisco by visiting the Nob Hill area where the steepest slopes are concentrated

sure for you San Francisco Is synonymous with very steep streets.

That is a very common image in movies, but it will also be easy for you to see them live during your visit from San Francisco.

But Where to see the slopes of San Francisco?

To do this, you must go to Nob Hill District, north of the city, but very close to the center downtown.

What's more, from the shopping area of Union Square, tourist trams heading towards the port and leisure area of Fisherman's Wharf They have their up and down route through the Nob Hill.

Slopes of San Francisco on Nob Hill

And this is, without a doubt, one of the most popular routes among the tourists we visit. San Francisco, and that's even more so taking into account that the trams really persist because they are one of the biggest tourist attractions in the city

The name of the district Nob Hill comes from shortening the word “snob", since the upper and wealthiest classes of San Francisco reside in this area.

Nob Hill in San Francisco
Nob Hill in San Francisco

Nob Hill It is one of the seven original hills of the city of San Francisco, and is also located very close to the popular neighborhood of Chinatown.

To enjoy this area of Nob Hill, stand at the highest part of the hill, at a street junction, and contemplate how trams go up and down crowded with tourists in the center of the large avenues.

I assure you that it is quite a spectacle, and if you like photography, it is the ideal place to capture photos of one of the icon images of San Francisco.

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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  • The truth is that I have met some people from San Francisco and I want to go but they give me a lot of problems because the embassy thinks that I want to stay and live there and get a very rich woman but the truth is that I only want to see its streets and avenues and some museums of art and if it were possible to give some interplanetary courses for the new millennium to be better people on this planet Earth I just want to plant a thousand trees as a thank you to our planet Earth and give a solution to the youth with stone carving workshops so that they forget their sorrows and your sadness but I leave it to my superior being if he wants I will be among you and if not one day much love and congratulations for this town and I sign it with a fist of stars and an infinite circle of stars

  • This country is very beautiful, how I would like to walk through those streets and everything else.

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