San Francisco is not only known for the Golden Gate Bridge, but for its 600 golden antique shopping opportunities –all of which you can take advantage of in the Jackson Square and Sacramento Street sections of town. Also in this area, some of the country’s best antiques events, including the San Francisco Antiques Show, the Jackson Square Promenade, and the city’s many flea markets. Elsewhere in the Bay Area, you’ll find a good variety of antiques stores in Berkeley, Oakland, Freemont and Menlo Park.
San Francisco hosts the nationally renowned San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, which draws 70 dealers from across the U.S. and Europe and features an exceptional array of antiques which includes American, English, Continental, and Asian furniture, along with rugs, silver, porcelain, glass and fine art. A few more shows worth noting are the Arts of Pacific Asia show, and the Tribal, Folk & Textile Arts Show. When you’re done antiquing for the day, you can take in world-class performances of opera, orchestra, ballet, or theater. You can also visit one of the city’s finest museums, such as the Asian Art Museum, the M. H. de Young Museum, and the Craft & Folk Art Museum, and the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Circle Gallery. Architecturally, San Francisco is as fascinating as the scenery and antiques it possesses. While there, make sure you check out its many Victorian houses, mansions, and historic buildings.
