Powell Street, San Francisco

Powell Street is a street in San Francisco that connects from Market Street through Union Square, North Beach, Nob Hill, Russian Hill and ends at Fisherman's Wharf. The Powell Street Station located on Market Street is one of the most photographed spot in Downtown San Francisco. The station is a Rapid Transit and Muni Metro Station. It opened in 1973, it is where you catch the famed cable car to go to Fisherman's Wharf, another popular tourist area in San Francisco.

Along Powell Street and in the surrounding neighborhood, there is a myriad of shops, restaurants, cafes and bars of every ethnicity that one can imagine. From Dim Sum breakfast to some of the best sushi on the planet, Powell Street and the surrounding Union Square neighborhood have an abundance of offerings for the local and tourist alike.