11 Places That Prove San Francisco Is The Quirkiest

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1. Crown & Crumpet Tea Stop Cafe, where you can keep your pinky out while sipping tea in a lovely pink room.

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Get a taste of Britain at Crown and Crumpet, a quirky tea room in Japantown serving up afternoon tea complete with sandwiches and scones.

2. The Castro Theatre, where you are supposed to sing out loud.

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Sing out loud to your favorite musicals at the Castro Theatre, which holds regular sing-alongs, or catch a film series by "Midnites for Maniacs."

3. Seward Street Slides, where you can slide back to your childhood.

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Relive your childhood at the Seward Street Slides, a hidden thrill tucked away in the residential area of Noe Valley and inspired by the design of a 14-year-old over 30 years ago!

4. The Wave Organ, where you can literally listen to the ocean.

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Take in the stunning views of the city while you listen to the sounds of the waves rolling in across San Francisco Bay, all thanks to a clever arrangement of stone and pipes that form the Wave Organ.

5. Sushirrito, where two favorites combine, so you don't have to choose!

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Sushi + burrito? Put the chopsticks away, and try the blend of flavors originally dreamed up in downtown San Francisco at Sushirrito.

6. Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe, where the walls are as fascinating as the people.

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This historic Beatnik-era bar in North Beach is filled with curiosity shop items and oddities — a staple favorite with locals.

7. Sutro Baths Ruins and Cave, where you can venture into the past.

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The Sutro Baths were once an enormous public bath, filled purely with Pacific Ocean water, and could host as many as 10,000 people at one time! The ruins are all that remain and are open to the public for exploration.

8. Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar, where you can have dinner during a tropical rainstorm.

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Tonga Room is not your average tiki bar. Enjoy your cocktail while watching a floating live band.

9. Isotope Comic Book Lounge, where you can hangout with other comic book fans.

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Come for the selection of comics and graphic novels. Stay for the quirky lounge, original comic art gallery, and regular live events.

10. The Parrots of Telegraph Hill, where sometimes your neighbors are parrots.

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There are a lot of theories as to how they arrived, but residents of Telegraph Hill include over 100 parrots, who can be seen casually perching around the neighborhood.

11. Smitten Ice Cream, where your ice cream is made from scratch in just a minute.

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Smitten makes ice cream fresh to order by using liquid nitrogen to rapidly freeze together a few ingredients on the spot!

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