I went up to SanFrancisco to visit family for a long weekend and one day, we did a self-guided walking tour in the inner Sunset district. The Golden Gate Heights area is hilly and from the top at Grandview Park, you get a 360 view of the city from the Pacific Ocean to downtown and the Golden Gate Bridge. One of the best parts of the walk are the Hidden Garden steps which go up16th Avenue between Kirkham and Lawton. The steps, which total 148, are covered in mosaics depicting all sorts of plants and insects. The colors are amazing as is the detail. Since this was a community project, many of the tiles have the names and inscriptions of donors to the project. The steps were completed in 2013 and were designed by by tile artists Colette Crutcher and Aileen Barr. Nearby is another one of their creations, the Moraga steps which are located on 16th Avenue between Moraga and Noriega Street. Both are a sight to see. If you want to get off the beaten path in San Francisco, this area is a great place to go - just make sure to have good walking shoes!
