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Lombard Street
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Russian Hill, San Francisco
"Beautiful view of Coit Tower from the top of Lombard."(20 Tips)
"crooked street in San Francisco City"(11 Tips)"views of Coit Tower and the city"(5 Tips)
"crookedest street in San Francisco as the nickname"(3 Tips)
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KarenFebruary 4, 2018Pretty cool views going down this street. If you're in a car: beware, there's a long queue and going down this street takes time. If you can, try trekking it up or down.
Elif OnerJune 24, 2013take the cable car from Ghirardeli sq, and hop off at Lombard.it's tempting but save yourself the trouble of trying to take the best shot from up the street. The real photo deal is down the end of it.Upvoted 3 weeks ago
The Ritz-CarltonJuly 27, 2015Lombard Street in San Francisco is one of the city's most crookedest streets paved with red bricks and beautiful flower beds and featuring eight hairpin turns downhill.- Melissa DagdaganApril 20, 2016Be a tourist for a day and take the Powell/Hyde cable car here! Beautiful view of Coit Tower from the top of Lombard.
NeMeSiSApril 13, 2015World's crookest street. Definitely a must. Snap a few photo at the top and bottom of the street. It's a one way. So after snapping yourself some photos, drive down the crooked street.
- Taylor LeeJuly 31, 2018Take an iconic picture at the top and bottom! At the top, enjoy views of Coit Tower and the city, and at the bottom you'll see the entirety of the crookedest street in San Francisco.
EceJanuary 3, 2016Beatiful by the sunset. Also, I would prefer going there on Summer or Spring so that beatiful greens and flowers are out there. On winter, it seems a bit abandoned without colors :)
Varoujan PanosyanSeptember 29, 2016Definitely an interesting street. Beautiful scenery and a great spot for taking a photo
Eleanor RigbyJuly 10, 2017You gotta go early because noon is really full! The photos looks before from the bottom, a must visit site!
- Rene T.May 29, 2022This street runs through half of San Francisco. To take pictures at the famous spot I would recommend early morning. Also a cable car line passes by there.
HLApril 23, 2014Get a Powell/Hyde or Powell/Mason cable car from Market st./Powell or further to Lombard st. to quickly cover both historic cable car and the famous slope.- RoseNovember 12, 2012Not the crookedest street in San Francisco as the nickname suggests, but if you're visiting and have the time it shouldn't be missed. Lovely views from the Hyde Street end (top). Signed, a SF native.
Divya MulanjurDecember 29, 2015Interesting drive down this incredibly winding street. Very pretty when viewed from leavenworth street. Make sure you go up the opp side of Lombard and take the winding path down.
Kevin MacNovember 26, 2018The landmark street was overflowing with visitors from around the world. I got to drive down the street which was an incredible zig, zagging experience.
Tessa MalayanAugust 12, 2014Neat place to visit. Lots of tourists on the weekends so expect traffic around that area. Be respectful of the cops helping with the flow of traffic. They're trying to make sure no one gets run over.
William StudartDecember 28, 2015The view of San Francisco at Lombard Street is one of the most beautiful city scenery I've ever seen. The hill-like street with a lot of flowers is absolutely beautiful- Fodor's TravelAugust 21, 2015Hand your cell phone or camera to your passenger and maneuver the eight tight turns from top to bottom amid the famous manicured hydrangeas. Then look back up: The best photo ops are from the bottom.
Brett GarwoodDecember 20, 2016Take a drive down a curvy road. Would love to see the locals drive on this with an inch of snow on the ground. I rolled down it in a can, kidding, that's frowned upon.
Andrew CJuly 20, 2016Can't really see the sharp turns and steepness of the road (unless you're in a helicopter maybe?)... I would hate to live in these apartments with the non-stop tourists and cars!!
CristinaJune 29, 2016Take your classic picture. The best hours to go is about 7 pm because theres not a lot of people and your picture can turn out good.
Albert IgoniaFebruary 1, 2013Famous for their crooked street. Vantage point is from the top with views of the city, alkatraz, and passing trams. Then at the bottom for a full view of the crooked street.
Majed AlashariFebruary 18, 2017Nice street with a unique shape. Come before noon to get a nice photos as in the afternoon sun will be in front of you.
Wilson Favre-DelerueApril 12, 2016A classic SF sight: walk it up, drive it down, stop at the top side cable car stop. Lombard never ceases to delight.
Herbert YangJune 17, 2013Board the cable car from Powell/Market Turnaround, make sure to get on the Powell/Hyde St Line, not the Powell/Mason Line. Only Powell/Hyde St Line will bring you to Lombard St.
Roy CudillaAugust 12, 2013the most crooked street in san fo. lots of tourists and if youll bring a car going there, expect a little traffic. you can go down the street and park a few blocks away for a little pictorial
Bren PearsonDecember 4, 2015Awesome to see, and worth the walk up the hills to see the view of the city and Alcatraz Island from up there!
Athonia CappelliApril 3, 2014Start your morning in San Francisco with a jog up to Russian Hill. There's great Parkin' on Larkin. A park above Lombard has 360° city view!
Contiki HolidaysAugust 22, 2011Seriously one of the most amazing streets you'll ever see and a must have photo-op. It gets super busy so allow some time to get through and be prepared to brace the crowds!
Greg MilaniOctober 4, 2014One of the most iconic views in San Francisco, you must make a stop and take a picture!
LuluNovember 11, 2015Besides driving down, take the time to walk down checking out the flowers, greenery, homes and San Francisco skyline.💙
Samuel BowlesAugust 10, 2014Don't take Lombard up from the bottom. You'll wait forever in the line of cars waiting to reach the summit. Instead join from a side street. It's only sort of cutting.
Aaron CruzJuly 25, 2014Besides driving down, take the time to walk down checking out the flowers, greenery, homes and San Francisco skyline.
Nadia IssaBellaAugust 13, 2015Start snapping your pics at the top and don't stop til you get down. One of the shots will turn out straight. ☺️
Hannah GarciaAugust 13, 2015Gotta visit this place if you head to San Francisco!!! It's a beautiful street that you can drive through #aesthetics lol
Jeffrey ZeldmanDecember 8, 2013World-famous crazy-crooked street, as seen perhaps most famously in 1968 film "Bullit" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062765/) car chase scene. (Star Steve McQueen did his own stunt driving.)
Windows Live Photo GalleryOctober 29, 2010The vantage from the top of Lombard Street is one of the most iconic in the city. Fight your way through the crowd of tourists and get a nice shot of one of the most interesting streets in the world.
A SMay 30, 2016Gets very crowded even at off peak hours, but try and drive down the street for gorgeous views of the city.
Dan Mondragón SomeraJune 3, 2018The super famous zig zag street. You can go by car or park in the street for some photos :)
James WongMay 30, 2011Take the Powell-Hyde cable car from Chinatown and get off at the top of the Lombard zigzag -- unless you like walking uphill. Continue your tour DOWNHILL along Lombard and up to the Coit Tower.
Tristan TranOctober 26, 2014If you have a car, drive it down and then stop to take a few pictures! It's beautiful!
- Rodrigo ArtaviaNovember 30, 2014Very interesting place, good for a walk because the surroundings are very nice, close to ghirardelli square
Andree ReyesJuly 11, 2018The Crookedest Street in the whole world! But sooo magnificent and beautiful, love it 😍
UPPAbabyAugust 2, 2011Winding its way through San Fran, Lombard St was built as a solution for cars that could not climb the 27% incline of the hill. Drive or stroll this famous road, but remember the speed limit is 5mph!
Rhonda RiceJanuary 8, 2015It is a hike. And a curve. And a hill. Best part to me was checking out the houses.
Pablo VirziJanuary 7, 2016Is one of the most well known places in the city. Is a beautiful street. You have a nice view of the city.- The Ritz-CarltonAugust 31, 2016Prior to implementing the hairpin turns, Lombard Street was originally a straight, cobblestone street with a steep 27 percent grade too difficult for cars to drive through.
Tony XerriMay 20, 2013This is a great place for jackwads to make fun of tourists because they have nothing else better to do with their lives but once you get passed that take a picture and don't get hit by oncoming cars.
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Lombard Street
Lombard St (btwn Hyde & Leavenworth St)
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
Lombard Street is best known for the one-way section on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets, in which the roadway has eight sharp turns (or switchbacks) that have earned the street the distinction of being the crookedest [most winding] street in the world
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