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We're two hackers from Korea, visiting SF from June 13 to June 24.
Our current plan is to just jump around good cafes and parks, while doing Kaggle competitions.
Any recommendations on places to visit? Things to do? Cool meetups?
What's the best way to experience the Bay Area?
On the small chance that anyone is super generous enough to give a tour around their HQ, I'd be greatly appreciative. (email in profile)
The tech in San Jose is also interesting.
Try to visit a state park or natural reserve nearby. Visit Carmel and point lobos (2hr drive from SF), Half Moon bay...
(spoken from experience)
San Jose: Rent a car and park on the 101. Cruise the suburbs and price snap houses for shock and entertainment!
* Exploratorium (I recommend Thursday evenings when they serve drinks and there aren't any kids running around)
* Muir Woods (a forest full of gigantic redwoods, 20 min drive North of SF)
* Bike or walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
* Day trip South on Route 1 to Monterey to see the aquarium (the views on the way are stunning)
Walk around downtown Palo Alto.
Also there is Hacker Dojo in Mt. View which is a good place to meet others. You can also walk around downtown Mt. View.
There are some good hikes around the coast. Also go see the Golden Gate bridge. Santa Cruz is nice for a beach day.
*EDIT: Alternative lock yourself inside AirBnB for the whole trip, code, code, code, more code, order groceries from Instacart, takeout using DoorDash, sleep under desk. You could also stay at one of the AirBnB hacker mansions on your trip as well.
A good park is Lands End. Or, take a bus up to the redwoods in Muir Wood. Or, enjoy the drive up to Hog Island for oysters.
A good cafe is Caffe Trieste in North Beach. While you are in NB, stop by Molinari's for a North Beach or South Beach Special sandwich.
Visit the NoiseBridge hacker space.
Contact Stanford and see if the audio lab (or any lab) will give you a tour. Do the same for Berkeley. I hear San Jose State has a really fun VR lab.
Contact companies located in The Vault coworking space and see if you can get one of them to give you a tour.
You might get lucky and find an event here http://sf.funcheap.com/category/event/event-types/geek-event... or here https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ca--san-francisco/geek-events/ I miss the Laughing Squid calendar...
Go see a random show at Bottom of the Hill. Just go in with low expectations ;) But, you might get lucky and see a band you end up liking.
Take the Anchor Steam brewery tour. Get a drink at Tommy's Mexican, Mikkeller Bar, Bourbon and Branch, Smuggler's Cove.
Avoid Pier 38 and Haight Street. They're tourist traps. The Castro is still fun. The Mission is still dirty, but delicious. The Tenderloin between O'Farrell and Market is still sketchy.
- Visit the coffee shop in the AirBnB lobby, to at least check out the HQ
- Buy a day pass at a co-working space, such as WeWork or Bespoke and talk to everyone there