Alright, So it's 6 a.m.
I spent the night sleeping at the San Francisco Airport.
I got in super late.
I was already planning on doing this.
San Francisco expensive man! and in this video.
Hang out.
Let me find a better spot.
Alright, so I have 2 days, 48 hours in San Francisco.
I was looking online and all the videos about things to do in San Francisco were about the
same 10 generic things.
So i'm probably going to see those because i've never been to San Francisco before but
I want to find some secret gems.
So i'm going to try and add those into this video too.
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Alright let's go to San Francisco.
Alright so in this video i'm going to give you everything you need to know about San
Francisco.
The cost, how to get around, places to see and visit.
Anything you would want to know i'm going to add it to this video.
Now I was really lucky to have friends drive me around and show me around for the last
48 hours.
So I think they showed me some secret gems, definitely some places I was never expecting
to go or visit but if you're not that lucky.
If you're leaving from San Francisco International Airport.
There's a train that takes you straight downtown.
From the airport.
It's the best way to get downtown.
Now this really was my first time in the Bay area or San Francisco.
I literally landed and my friends took me here to the Golden Gate Bridge.
No joke this is the first place I seen and visited.
We drove north, over the Golden Gate Bridge to Vista Point.
It's the first exit off the bridge, it's impossible to miss and you get these amazing views.
Now I was actually shocked to find out the Golden Gate Bridge is a fair distance from
downtown or any of the tourist attractions.
So this was actually my only time I got to see the Golden Gate Bridge up close and in
person.
I kind of wish I had more time because north of the Golden Gate Bridge there are tons of
trails, parks, viewpoints, that I really wish I got to check out.
Unfortunately I'll have to do it next time.
Now on our way back into the city of San Francisco, we unfortunately have to pay tolls on all
the bridges in the bay area but we made an unexpected stop.
Right over the Golden Gate Bridge, back into San Francisco we ended up stopping at the
Palace Of Fine Arts.
Now this was in all the videos of the top 10 things to do in San Francisco and personally
I had no desire to see this but i'm glad they took me here because I had a pretty good time.
Alright so I know I said I was going to some non touristy stuff but the Golden Gate Bridge
was really high on the priority list of things I wanted to see while I was in San Francisco
and this place was literally right across the bridge or right beside the bridge anyways.
It's actually a great spot to take photos or anything like that and it's a lot better
then I thought it would be so let me just show you!
It was really peaceful and relaxing, you can get some amazing shot on your camera, Instagram,
pictures, videos, everyone there was tourist.
I actually had a good time here.
Alright so when you're in San Francisco for the first time you have to visit iconic Fisherman's
Wharf and Pier 39.
Now San Francisco's waterfront is super well developed, there's tons of attractions, things
to do.
You honestly won't get bored in San Francisco, there's just that much things to do and see
but when you're in Fisherman's Wharf you are going to want to check out Pier 39.
Just walking up along the dock here, along Pier 39 you come across this.
Sea Lions everywhere!
They are just chilling right off the dock.
It's so cool and unique.
I've seen Sea Lions before in the past but I had to pay hundreds of dollars just to go
on a whale watching tour to see them and they were here, for free.
So it definitely worth checking out.
Once you had enough of that go inside and walk inside Pier 39.
It's got tons of attractions, things to do, food, restaurants, mirror mazes, 7D experiences.
It's awesome and it's so much fun.
It is very much a touristy spot though.
So anything in Fisherman's Wharf or Pier 39 is going to have the tourist prices but so
far everything i've mentioned have been free but you are definitely going to want to check
out Pier 39 it was so much fun and there's lots to do and see.
Alright so i'm going to take us back to Fisherman's Wharf and there's one place you're going to
have to check out when you're in San Francisco and that is this place right here.
The pinball arcade museum.
It's had tons of vintage pinball machines, tons of games i've never seen before, never
played before and it's only about .50 cent to play.
It's right there in the middle of Fisherman's Wharf.
A 5 minute walk from Pier 39, the last one I was at with the Sea Lions.
Just the opportunity to go here and check it out for .50 cents a game, it's so worth
it.
I highly recommend checking this place out.
Now there's one last place we stopped at on day one.
It's something i've haven't heard anyone on Youtube talk about before so i'm not sure
if this is new or what but it's this place right here.
The San Francisco Dungeon.
Now this might not be for everyone but it is an hour long interactive story about San
Francisco history.
There's a lot of crowd participation, the performer's were great and it's right there
in Fisherman's Wharf.
If you're looking for something different, you might want to check this place out but
before you go though I recommend looking for some discount codes online.
That was day one.
My first 24 hours in San Francisco.
Now if you need accommodations don't stay in San Francisco.
This is the BART train transit system.
If you want your own room.
Find somewhere close to one of these stations.
Wait.
There we go.
That's a good transition.
San Francisco is extremely expensive.
Hostels cost around $100 a night and hotels in San Francisco can cost $100's of dollars
a night.
So get a place fairly close to the BART transit system and Uber or Lyft your way to the train
station.
Keep your car parked at the hotel, Airbnb and just take the train into the city.
Round trip tickets cost around $15 per person and it's totally worth it.
This will save you hundreds of dollars compared to finding accommodations in San Francisco.
Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to take the other transit systems in the Bay
area but I can say the BART train system is very easy to navigate, open super early and
as long as you're not into the nightlife, you won't have any problems.
Okay so the BART train has several stops along Market Street and Market Street has everything.
Ton's of small vendors on the street, restaurants, museums, cable cars and shopping malls.
We got off in the Finance District, the closest stop to the water and walked toward the San
Francisco Ferry Building.
Alright it's our second day in San Francisco.
We just got downtown, we are walking along the waterfront to Fisherman's Wharf.
Now there's one destination every tourist thinks about when they visit San Francisco
and that's Alcatraz Island.
I was so stoked to check this place out. and shocked at how few locals have never even
visited before.
Tickets cost $40 for access to the island and around $100 for a behind the scenes guided
tour of Alcatraz.
I was luck enough to go during January so they had tickets available for purchase at
Pier 33 but I would highly recommend pre-purchase tickets online.
It was first come, first serve and people were definitely getting turned away.
It was crowed for the basic $40 tour but if you get there early or stay just before the
last ferry the crowds disappear.
There's so much history I can't even put it all into this video but if you can imagine
family actually lived on this island, kids grew up here, there were stores, business,
it's pretty crazy.
For the basic tour they gave you an audio tour of the main prison.
It guides you along the cells of the most notorious criminals from 1934 to 1963.
It was honestly just so surreal to be here.
Alright so this is the recreation yard.
If they were good, this is where they would end up staying.
It would be a treat to come out here.
They would spend hours out here if they could, no matter how cold the weather was or anything
like that so.
I think you can see I was just taking it all in.
Sitting in the recreation yard overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.
You can't put it into words so i'll just try and show you.
Alright we made it to Chinatown, Woo!
So San Francisco's Chinatown is the oldest in North America and I recommend starting
here.
At the Dragon's Gate.
It's the entrance and very centrally located to all major transit stops.
Walking along Chinatown in San Francisco was breathtaking and the architecture throughout
the city is beautiful but the buildings, layout, culture and community here in Chinatown is
definitely a must see if you're ever coming to San Francisco.
There's quite a bit to see while in Chinatown but I was only in San Francisco for two full
days.
So I only got to stop here.
At the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory.
It's small but worth the visit.
They had make 1000's of super tasty fortune cookies.
They were good.
It's pretty neat seeing how they are all made and they were generous enough to give us some
free samples.
The price for a bag of fortune cookies range anywhere between $4 to $8.
So on the day I was flying back my friends were generous enough to drive me back to the
airport and were else do you go while your friends are driving around San Francisco?
Well, yeah Lombard Street.
During a weekday it wasn't to crowed with tourist but I could easily see this place
getting really busy during the weekends.
It took about 10 to 15 minutes waiting in line just to drive down here but if you're
driving around San Francisco I think it's worth it.
Now if you're looking for something different and a bit more adventurous you are going to
want to check out this last stop.
It's not easy to get to but it's definitely worth the views.
Alright so that's 48 hours in San Francisco.
One last thing to show you.
Check out this view.
This is Twin Peaks.
You will get some amazing views of downtown San Francisco, Market Street, the Golden Gate
Bridge and everything in between.
There were quite a few hiking trails but almost everyone was there for the views.
San Francisco's huge and there were tons of things to do.
I wish I had more time but hopefully you came away with a few fun ideas.
Be sure to add any cool suggestions in the comments below.
Like the video and as always until later, i'll see you later.
Alright have a good night.