Millions of tourists come to San Francisco and see Coit Tower, the crooked end of Lombard Street and the Golden Gate Bridge, among other attractions. What they miss is what makes San Francisco a truly rich and remarkable city. Its neighborhoods.

Diverse, vibrant and distinctive, each neighborhood has a quality - and often a climate - all its own. Let us take you on a tour.

San Francisco is divided into 10 districts and dozens of sub-districts. Here is the basic overview of districts: The Richmond, Jordan Park, Lake, Laurel and Seacliff The Sunset Ingleside St. Francis Wood, Forest Hill and West Portal Noe Valley, Ashbury Heights, Castro, Cole Valley, and Haight Lower Pacific Heights, Hayes Valley, Western Addition Marina/Pacific Heights, Cow Hollow and Presidio Heights Nob Hill/Russian Hill, Financial District and Waterfront SOMA/South Beach, Bernal Heights, Mission Bay, Potrero Hill The Excelsior