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If you’re looking for scenic places to visit or take photos, Instagram provides a useful window to both popular and scenic places that people love to visit and photograph.

Here are a few of our favorite places to see and be scene, photographically speaking.

Sutro Baths
Food

Sutro Baths

San Francisco

The Sutro Baths was a large, privately owned public saltwater swimming pool complex in the Lands End area of the Outer Richmond District in western San Francisco, California. Built in 1896, the Sutro Baths was located north of Ocean Beach, the Cliff House, Seal Rocks, and west of Sutro Heights Park, so it is perfectly located for you to experience its wonders and other sites of the city.

  • park
  • curious
  • exciting
  • magical
Twin Peaks Summit
Sports & Games

Twin Peaks Summit

San Francisco

  • amazing
  • beautiful
  • colorful
  • cool
Palace of Fine Arts Event Space
Visit

Palace of Fine Arts Event Space

San Francisco

The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, is a monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art presented there. One of only a few surviving structures from the Exposition, it is the only one still situated on its original site. It was rebuilt in 1965, and renovation of the lagoon, walkways, and a seismic retrofit were completed in early 2009.It remains a popular attraction for tourists and locals, and is a favorite location for weddings and wedding party photographs for couples throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, and such an icon that a miniature replica of it was built in Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim.

  • inspired
  • amazing
  • ocean
  • walk
Japanese Tea Garden
Venues

Japanese Tea Garden

San Francisco, CA

The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, California, is a popular feature of Golden Gate Park, originally built as part of a sprawling World’s Fair, the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894.

  • relaxing
  • park
  • curious
  • quiet

16th Avenue Mosaic Steps

San Francisco

The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps project has been a neighborhood collaboration to create a sea to stars themed mosaic flowing up a 163 step stairway located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Heights Neighborhood. Three mosaic workshops were held in the community so that all could participate in the making of the mosaic panels.

  • peaceful
  • beautiful
  • boho
  • moody
Yerba Buena Gardens
Outdoors

Yerba Buena Gardens

San Francisco

Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco is a top urban park blending culture, recreation, and nature. It features gardens, plazas, a historic carousel, fountains, and performance venues. Perfect for everyone, the park offers a peaceful escape in the heart of the city, with a unique rooftop park experience and plenty to explore for visitors and locals alike.

  • walk
  • art
  • celebration
  • authentic

About the Author

Steve Pepple
Steve Pepple

Steve Pepple is the co-founder of Vibemap and a designer and technologist working at the intersection of people, data, and civic life. He consults for governments, startups, and nonprofits design, prototype, and connect people with better city experiences.