"San Francisco has countless winding pathways like this, from simple wooden stairs to mosaiced climbs and utilitarian concrete steps. It's incredibly charming and a delightful surprise to many visitors. Every neighborhood in San Francisco has got these hidden stairway watch Castro and Potrero Hill and Excelsior and you name it. You know, there's, they're everywhere. So it's like a free, fun thing to do, you know."
"San Francisco is one of the hilliest cities in the world - and stairs are often the most direct way to get from A to B. All this got George wondering. George Krause: What is the longest stairway in San Francisco? What is the shortest? What is the steepest? Katrina Schwartz: George's question won a Bay Curious voting round, so we know many of you are stair-curious too!"
San Francisco contains countless public stairways across neighborhoods, ranging from simple wooden steps to mosaiced climbs and utilitarian concrete flights. Many stairways feature terraced gardens, swings, and sweeping views that attract walkers and visitors. Stairs function as practical pedestrian links in a very hilly city while also serving as recreational and photographic destinations. A photographer often explores neighborhoods by transit and on foot to photograph stairways. Questions about the longest, shortest, and steepest stairways reflect widespread public curiosity and enjoyment of these varied urban pathways.
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