Balkan community in San Francisco

A guide for people from the Balkans living in San Francisco, USA: where the consulate is, which community organisations exist, what is happening and what is worth seeing. Balkan Nexus brings together people from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia and North Macedonia.

What to see

LandmarksGolden Gate BridgeThe world-famous orange suspension bridge and San Francisco's defining symbol. You can cross it on foot or by bike, and the finest shots come from th…LandmarksAlcatraz IslandThe notorious former federal prison on an island in the bay, now a National Park Service museum. The audio tour narrated by former guards and inmates…RestaurantsFisherman's Wharf and Pier 39A popular waterfront district known for seafood and shops. A noisy colony of sea lions lounges on the floating docks by Pier 39 all year round.Parks & natureGolden Gate ParkA vast city park larger than New York's Central Park. It holds botanical gardens, museums, boating lakes and a lovely Japanese tea garden.LandmarksCable CarsA moving historic landmark and a unique public transport system that conquers the city's steepest streets. The Powell-Hyde line has the best views, a…LandmarksChinatownThe oldest Chinatown in North America and one of the largest outside Asia. You enter through the unmistakable Dragon Gate into streets full of tea ho…LandmarksThe Painted LadiesA row of colourful Victorian houses beside Alamo Square, the city's best-known postcard view. From the rise in the park you see the houses and the mo…LandmarksLombard StreetKnown as the crookedest street in the world, with eight sharp hairpin turns framed by flowers. Cars descend one way while pedestrians use the stairs…MuseumsCalifornia Academy of SciencesA natural history museum with an aquarium, a planetarium and a real rainforest under a glass dome. The building is famous for its living roof planted…Parks & natureTwin Peaks ViewpointTwo neighbouring hills in the very middle of the city with a 360-degree panorama over the whole bay. It is loveliest at dusk, but bring a jacket — th…