Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
I flew from Los Angeles to San Francisco for the day to see how much of the city I could explore in one trip. From walking across the Golden Gate Bridge to riding a cable car and eating clam chowder at Fisherman’s Wharf, this was one packed adventure. I hit all the classics, found a few hidden gems, and made the most of a quick flight up the coast.
If you’ve ever wondered whether a same day trip to San Francisco is worth it, this video shows what it’s really like and how much you can see before heading back to LA that night.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:23 Flying out from LAX
0:47 BART to Downtown San Francisco
1:10 Ferry Building
2:48 Walking Filbert Stairs
4:28 Coit Tower
6:21 Riding in a Waymo
8:11 Golden Gate Bridge
9:30 Crissy Fields
10:08 Wave Organ
11:15 Palace of Fine Arts
12:26 Ghirardelli Square
14:18 Fishermans Wharf
14:38 Musee Mecanique
16:10 Boudin Cafe
17:45 Cable Cars
20:06 Back to LAX
Santacon - youtube.com/watch?v=nEvUsHk0Eg0
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I flew from Los Angeles to San Francisco for the day to see how much of the city I could explore in one trip. From walking across the Golden Gate Bridge to riding a cable car and eating clam chowder at Fisherman’s Wharf, this was one packed adventure. I hit all the classics, found a few hidden gems, and made the most of a quick flight up the coast.
If you’ve ever wondered whether a same day trip to San Francisco is worth it, this video shows what it’s really like and how much you can see before heading back to LA that night.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:23 Flying out from LAX
0:47 BART to Downtown San Francisco
1:10 Ferry Building
2:48 Walking Filbert Stairs
4:28 Coit Tower
6:21 Riding in a Waymo
8:11 Golden Gate Bridge
9:30 Crissy Fields
10:08 Wave Organ
11:15 Palace of Fine Arts
12:26 Ghirardelli Square
14:18 Fishermans Wharf
14:38 Musee Mecanique
16:10 Boudin Cafe
17:45 Cable Cars
20:06 Back to LAX
Santacon - youtube.com/watch?v=nEvUsHk0Eg0
Follow me:
Facebook: facebook.com/californiathroughmylens
Instagram: instagram.com/californiathroughmylens
Pinterest: pinterest.com/cathroughmylens
Twitter: twitter.com/cathroughmylens
Monthly newsletter and four day welcome series on California’s best spots: bit.ly/2AWSVMK
Gear:
See all the gear I use here amazon.com/shop/californiathroughmylens
Print Shop:
https://californiathroughmylens.darkroom.tech/
Music:
Epidemic Sound
epidemicsound.com/referral/usqgdp
Want to mail something?
California Through My Lens
5198 Arlington Ave # 937
Riverside, CA 92504
#californiathroughmylens
