Tourism is the backbone of the San Francisco economy. Tourist attractions in San Francisco attracts the third-highest number of foreign tourists of any city in the U.S. With a large hotel infrastructure and a world-class convention facility in the Moscone Center, San Francisco is also among the top-ten North American destinations for conventions and conferences.

Top tourist attractions in San Francisco:

1. Fisherman's Wharf
2. Pier 39
3. Ghirardelli Square
4. Alcatraz
5. The Golden Gate Bridge
6. Cable Cars are often called San Francisco's moving landmark
7. Chinatown
8. The Exploratorium
9. Lombard, the "Crookedest" Street
10. Golden Gate Park is the city's largest park.
11. Civic Center
12. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
13. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
14. Embarcadero Center
15. Transamerica Pyramid
16. San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park
17. USS Pampanito
18. Palace of the Legion of Honor
19. San Francisco Zoo
20. California Academy of Science
21. De Young Museum
22. Japanese Tea Garden
23. Twin Peaks
24. Grace Cathedral
25. Coit Memorial Tower
26. Palace of Fine Art
27. Exploratorium