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Lombard Street is an east–west street in San Francisco, California, that is famous for a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns. The street stretches from The Presidio east to The Embarcadero (with a gap on Telegraph Hill). Most of Lombard Street's western segment is a major thoroughfare designated as part of U.S. Route 101.
Combined with several great cafes, restaurants, antique shops and boutiques, it’s easy to see why any visitor would gladly leave their heart in San Francisco. Cars line up day after day to drive down Lombard Street, the “crookedest” street in the world, and make the slow creep downhill past charming period homes.
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Known as the “Crookedest Street in the World,” Lombard Street is one of San Francisco’s most popular landmarks. Every year, millions of visitors walk or drive down its eight sharp hairpin turns.
May 19, 2019 · Learn how to visit Lombard Street, a popular tourist attraction with eight zigzag turns in one block. Find out how to drive, walk, or photograph this iconic street, and what to expect from the traffic, views, and flowers.
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Follow these tips to learn how and when to visit this iconic flower-lined street in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood. Lombard Street in San Francisco is one of the most well-known streets on the entire West Coast, but basic name recognition can be as far as many visitors’ knowledge goes.
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Jan 19, 2023 · Lombard Street in San Francisco is one of the most crooked streets in the city. This one block stretch zig zags downhill between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets and includes eight tight turns. It's on the northern side of the city in the Russian Hill district.