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Painted Ladies

Postcard row of colorful Queen Anne facades.

The Painted Ladies on Steiner Street appear behind Alamo Square lawn with downtown skyline peeks on clear days.

Photo spot Victorian SF Sunny afternoons

How to fit Painted Ladies into your day

  • Morning: Soft light on facades before crowds.
  • Midday: Picnic on Alamo Square lawn.
  • Afternoon: Walk Fillmore shopping district.

Before you go

  • Do not enter private yards.
  • Full House photo angle from east lawn.
  • Combine with Haight-Ashbury stroll west.

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