There are over 15 tennis courts within walking distance of the house in Golden Gate Park.  No guarantees on scheduling a game for you, but we have a couple friends that played a bit in college, now in their early 40s that really love to play so if you need a game feel free to ask.

 
 

There are two suggest ways to get a ride on the cable cars.  If you want to be "car-free", just walk down to the corner of Stanyan and Carl and take the N Judah train heading inbound to Union Square.  Once off, look for the Powell Street cable car - this will take you up and down some classic San Francisco hills and ultimately bring you to Fishermans' Wharf.  The other way is to just drive your car to Fisherman's Wharf, downtown, or Union Square, park the car, and jump on the cable cars.

 
 

Lake Tahoe is about a 4 hour drive from the house if the roads are clear.  This season the snow has been outstanding and of course it is nice to come back to San Francisco when it is 67 degrees now in January - lovely and one reason why we have made San Francisco our home.

 
 

We went to the members' pre-opening of the California Academy of Sciences and think that visitors will very much enjoy the exhibits at the academy.  The architecture alone is worth seeing - see the website of the Academy to get an appreciation.  Kids (and parents) enjoyed the T Rex skeleton, a great whale skeleton and several marine exhibits.  There is a swamp and an African wildlife exhibit to name a few.  Our son's favorite though was the two heads snake - I guess my favorite too.  The Academy within a mile from the house so about a 15-20 minute walk or very short drive.

 
 

Here it is.  A cab or limo ride takes about 10 minutes.  The N Judah also stops close by (it is the Civic Center stop).  This is off Van Ness.

http://www.sfsymphony.org/

 
 

This is your ticket either out to the ocean (Ocean Beach), to Union Square (connect to cable cars and Fisherman's Wharf), to downtown and the baseball stadium where the San Francisco Giants play (and sometimes concerts are held there as well).

The closest stop is Stanyan and Carl.

For more see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_Judah

 
 

There are a couple bike rental places close to the house.  This is a wonderful way to tour Golden Gate Park.  You could also bike through the Presidio and out across Golden Gate Bridge if you are up for a longer bike trip.

 
Comedy Venues 04/27/2008
 

We get 'em all sooner or later and of course San Francisco is home to Robin Williams who will occasionally try out new material before us locals as he did in 2001 at a time when we all needed to laugh again.

The Punchline and Cobb's Comedy are the staples of the town but there is always more and here is a helpful link http://www.yelp.com/c/sf/comedyclubs

 
 

San Francisco has plenty for music lovers.  Live music and concerts are scheduled regularly at:

The Fillmore
The Warfield
The BoomBoom Room (of John Lee Hooker fame)
Golden Gate Park has several different concert series
The Masonic Center features musicians and comedy acts (Van Morrison comes to town every year between Christmas and New Years)

 
 

San Francisco has something for everyone.  No matter how long you stay, there is not enough time to do all the things worth doing.  We wanted to offer some ideas on this page and guests are welcome to add their tips.