Urban Spaces

Central YMCA Rooftop Garden 220 Golden Gate Avenue SF, CA

(Between Dale Pl & Leavenworth St)

94102 (415) 885-0460

http://www.ymcasf.org/

100 First St. Outdoor Terrace

For a South of Market outdoor terrace, walk down First Street until you come to 100 First St. just across Mission Street. Take the elevator up to the second floor.

343 Sansome St. Roof Garden

Walk along Market Street to Sansome Street, then turn left on Sansome until you're just past Halleck Street, to 343 Sansome. To get to the roof garden, take the elevator to the 15th floor. Step out to a gorgeous view of the Transamerica Pyramid.

The Embarcadero

The Embarcadero is the eastern waterfront roadway of the Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, along San Francisco Bay.  It begins at the intersection of 2nd and King Streets near AT&T Park, and travels north, passing under the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge. The Embarcadero continues north past the Ferry Building at Market Street, Fisherman's Wharf, and Pier 39, before ending at Pier 45. A section of The Embarcadero was known as East Street, which ran between Folsom Street and Drumm Street.

Roof garden at Crocker Galleria

Crocker Galleria is located on Post Street between Montgomery and Kearny streets.  Take the escalator to the top floor and follow the sign to the roof garden. Step out onto the rooftop of the Wells Fargo Banking Hall (formerly the Crocker Bank); this lush open space provides a wonderful place for a brown-bag lunch or for take-out food from one of the many nearby restaurants.

Wells Fargo Rooftop Garden

One Market Street at Stuart Street, Stuart Tower, seventh floor. A photo ID is required to obtain a visitor pass at the security desk. Enter on Market Street, between Spear and Stuart

Embarcadero Center and Maritime Plaza

Approach from Sansome Street, between Sacramento and Clay streets. Cross Sansome Street and ascend a regal stone staircase with Roman columns, an arched pergola and a stair-step fountain cascading with water. On your right is the Old Federal Building and your left is the Park Hyatt Hotel, The staircase deposits you on Embarcadero Center's Promenade Level. Ahead is the Cinema and beyond that the black metal grid of the Maritime Plaza Building. Follow the walkway left through the Embarcadero Center Building 2 (2EC).

Roof Terrace at Crocker Galleria

If you want more solitude than the busy roof garden offers, cross over to the Crocker Galleria's Roof Terrace in the northwest corner on the same level.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts & Garden

This beautiful public facility is conveniently located at Fourth and Mission Streets.  Reverend Martin Luther King memorial fountain you can walk under!