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Lombard Street, San Francisco, California, United States

Overall StreetScore

77.00

Overall StreetRank inSan Francisco

#42 Join this Street

StreetVIBE 4/5
StreetWIRED 4/5
StreetHEALTH 4/5
StreetVALUE 4/5
StreetESSENTIALS 4/5

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Families with kids (29%)
Singles (27%)

Couples (24%)
Retirees (20%)

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Level 2

So much more than a bunch of sharp corners

By Bensdad on Sep 03, 2008

5/5

There are two things that I really love about Lombard St. The first is that it takes you down to Telegraph Hill, but that's for another review. The second, is probably the what Lombard St is most famous for - The "Bring Your Own Big Wheels" downhill extravagan...

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Level 2

Keeps you spinning!

By mtkstad on Sep 01, 2008

5/5

Not for the faint of heart. This is also referred to as the crookedness street in the world. It only goes one way and driving down this street is quite an adventure, especially with a stick shift car. Be sure to turn around and look back and enjoy the view.

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Level 2

BOLT YOUR SOCKS ON HONEY!!

By seafarin on Aug 31, 2008

4/5

I'm not prone to visiting tourist attractions, unless they are part of the local color, folklore, or something homespun. BUT, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and do it. Lombard St. is one of those things you have to see, at least once. But once is...

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Level 3

World's Crookedest Street, pretty, ritzy street....

By friedclam on Aug 31, 2008

5/5

OK, it is the most touristy part of Russian Hill, but it is fun to drive down it and also worth it for the view at the top. You can see the bay and Alcatraz, and the flowers and shrubs are beautiful. Also, if you walk around the area, you can see some pretty l...

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Level 2

one of the most famous street in S.F.

By abacadabbra on Aug 30, 2008

5/5

although mostly residential lombard st is still a popular tourist destination due to the curvey section of street between hyde st. & leavenworth st known as the cuveriest street in the world, lombard st also continues east to telegraph st and up to pioneer par...

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Level 3

One of San Francisco's most famous streets known for the crooked street!

By NViejeP on May 24, 2008

4/5

Lombard Street is probably one of San Francisco’s most famous streets. Although it is mainly known for being the world’s most crooked street, there’s also much more to Lombard than the short one block that is actually crooked. It is actually a fairly long stre...

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Level 3

except for the switchbacks and flowers, it's entirely forgettable

By ChrisTurk on May 15, 2008

1/5

The switchbacks are all downhill (it'd be much more fun to watch some kid learn to drive a manual transmission up the street rather than down it) and it seems to always be packed with traffic. The flowers are entirely transitory as well -- in fact they were d...

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Level 2

The definitive San Francisco street?

By ffelix on May 13, 2008

5/5

Highway 101 crosses the Golden Gate to reach San Francisco. In the city proper, the 101 becomes Lombard Street, a classic San Francisco hilly street, with Victorian row houses, views of landmarks like Coit Tower & the Transamerica Pyramid & that infamous steep...

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Level 3

More Than Just Crooked

By youdamom on May 10, 2008

4/5

Lombard is famous for being the most crooked street in the world...I think. But that's just a touristy thing and Lombard is much more than that. The street is a long passage way into the city from the Golden Gate Bridge and it is full of hotels, restaurants, b...

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Level 2

Famous for its turns

By lennyp on May 09, 2008

3/5

Lombard Street is also known as the Crookedest streets in U.S. because of its sharp twists and turns. The streets is full of flowers. The houses in the street are very attractive. The street cemented with bricks is amazing site to see. The best place to photog...

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