Lombard Street is a big tourist attraction in San Francisco. Everyone wants to stop and get a good look of the most crooked street in the world.
Lombard Street is known for the one-way block on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets with eight sharp turns.
The red bricked road is flanked with beautiful hydrangeas and other foliage that thrives in the moist Bay Area climate.
Cars can enter the top of the street and proceed down going 5mph. Some vehicles, especially large ones, struggle to make the sharp turns. We watched some people riding in go carts having a great time easily making the tight turns.
A trolley can drop you off at the top or the Hop On Hop Off Bus can drop you off at the bottom. Walking the steep stairs is also a great experience.
We stayed in a condo in North Beach, so Lombard Street was in walking distance for us. It was a steep hike from our condo, but worth it.
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