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Original data & tools
Most city guides have opinions. We also have data: every figure below comes from city agencies' and venues' own published records, dated, and free to reuse.
Original research
1.42
Openings & Closings Index
businesses opened in SF for every one that closed in 2025, up from 1.30. By neighborhood, from the city register.
Tracker
39
Closed & Moved
places are not where the guides say. Every closure checked by address against the city register, dated and sourced.
Original research
52%
Museum & Attraction Transparency Index
of 40 SF museums and attractions publish all five basics a family needs: price, hours, access, directions and child prices.
Calendar
10
Free Museum Days
SF museums and attractions with a regular free day for everyone, plus 8 that are always free. Checked on each venue's own site.
Tool
6
Day-Out Cost Calculator
SF attractions don't publish a price you can see without booking. Build a day out and see what it costs, and what nobody tells you.
Dataset
93%
Every SF Park, Compared
median city maintenance score. From 71% to 100%: every park's score, play areas and dog areas in one table.
Calendar
43
Street Fair Calendar
street fairs, festivals and night markets with a city street-closure permit through December. Confirmed, not rumored.
Tracker
5
SF Gallery Index
galleries closed their spaces in the past year, 4 at Minnesota Street Project. 71 still open, with what is on now.
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Galleries, nightlife & laptop-friendly cafes
Museums, gardens & a vintage carousel
Chestnut St., brunch & Crissy Field
Pizza, playgrounds & Coit Tower views
Fortune cookies, alleys & living history
Power lunches & after-work spots
Sea lions, sundaes & vintage arcades
Bridge views, beaches & nature play
Fillmore St. shopping & park views
Cable cars, grand hotels & classic bars
Lombard St., Polk St. & hidden stairways
Indie boutiques & destination dining
Clifftop art, bookshops & sweet treats
Beach days, zoo trips & treehouse play
Stroller-friendly shops & sunny playgrounds
Sunny streets & skyline views
Oracle Park & the Embarcadero
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