Market Street is definitely one of the major streets in the heart of San Francisco, but anyone who's spent a lot of time here knows it's a dirty, run down unappealing street. Yes it has the Westfield shops which are good, but there are A LOT of homeless people begging for money and food which make the overall experience of the street quite intimidating and poor.

As you get closer to the Embarcadero it does get nicer, but I can't help but get past all the homeless people. Most are harmless, but don't wander too far into the Ternderloin district late at night...it can be dangerous.