Pier 41

Hung out here with my friend for a bit before her ferry to Vallejo. The lines were clearly laid out and the ticket taking process was pretty good. The ship departed on time.
My complaint is that they don’t use the same piers each time for each destination. There were a couple of people that were confused and nearly boarded the wrong ship.

The sea lions are cute, and that weird building/​non-​building/​boat/​chamber of doom is odd and inviting and scary, but Pier 41 feels like it’s about sixteen more pedestrians away from crumbling into the bay. I was about to go with two stars, but there are places to sit and rest, and only the very end feels crumbly. Three stars, three stars!

Pier 41 is your point of debarkation if you are taking the ferry between either Oakland or Vallejo and the Fisherman’s Wharf area in San Francisco. Of course, it will also be your point of embarkation if you are traveling in the opposite direction.
It is not clean and modern like the ferry landings in Vallejo or Oakland. It is more of a dirty corner between Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39. It is often crowded and the overall experience reminds me of cattle being herded to slaughter.
Being along the wharf, there are always street performers nearby to entertain you and you can watch what is left of the sea lions at piers 39 while you are waiting for the ferry. As much as I love San Francisco, it is always a relief to board the ferry and get away from Pier 41.