Lombard Street is an east–west street in San Francisco, California, that has a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns. The street stretches from The Presidio east to The Embarcadero. Most o
Lombard Street in 2020
Looking east down the curvy block of Lombard Street, with the straight section continuing towards Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower
Looking up Lombard Street
Traffic caution sign at top of switchbacks recommends a top speed of 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Russian Hill, San Francisco
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Russian Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is named after one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills".
Lombard Street (San Francisco)
…as part of U.S. Route 101. The one-block section, claimed to be "the crookedest street in the world", is located along the eastern segment in the Russian Hill neighborhood. It is a major tourist attraction, receiving around two million visitors per year and up to 17,000 per day on busy summer weekends, as of…
Russian Hill seen from the southeast
View from Russian Hill (Larkin Street) towards east
A view of Lombard Street and Russian Hill from Telegraph Hill. The picture includes the famous "World's crookedest street" portion of Lombard Street.
Alice Marble tennis courts