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n Gate and walk up dragon-lantern-lined Grant Ave to
Sacramento St. Turn left half a block up, then right onto 2 2 Waverly Place , where prayer
flags grace painted temple balconies. At Clay St, jog left and right again onto 3 3 Spof-
ford Alley , where Sun Yat-sen plotted revolution. At the end of the block on Washington,
take a right and an immediate left onto mural-lined 4 4 Ross Alley , once San Francisco's
bordello byway.
Turn right down Jackson to Grant, then turn right onto 5 5 Jack K

Enter Chinatown's 1 1 D 1 Dragon G

c Alley, where
the pavement echoes Kerouac's ode to San Francisco: 'The air was soft, the stars so fine,
and the promise of every cobbled alley so great…' Ahead is literary landmark 6 6 City
Lights , where you'll pause to read a poem upstairs in the designated Poet's Chair.
Head left up Columbus and veer right up Vallejo to fuel up with an espresso at 7
7 Caffe Trieste , where Francis Ford Coppola drafted his script for The Godfather. Contin-
ue up Vallejo and scale the steps to Montgomery St. Go left three blocks, and turn left
onto cottage-lined 8 8 G

ck Kerouuac Alle

t Steps to summit Telegraph Hill. Inside 9 9 Coit
Tower , enjoy 1934 city views in newly restored murals downstairs and see panoramic Bay
views up top.
Head downhill, past wild parrots and tai-chi masters at 10 a Wasshiington S

8 Greenwich St ich Street St

quare. Turn
left on Columbus, right on Vallejo, and up three blocks to take another picturesque stair-
way path to flower-lined 11 b IIna C

n Squa

ith Parrk. Any breath you have left will be taken
away by sweeping views to Alcatraz. Summit your last hill of the day the easy way: catch
the 12 c Powell-Ma

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ell-Mason c n cable c able car up Nob Hill to walk the meditation labyrinth at 13

d Grace Cathedral .