Sutro Tower

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While the view up there is usually very good, avoid going up on a foggy night simply because the drive can be dangerous.

An eyesore from below, to be sure, but a great place to see the City. Usually, there is only a sparse crowd around.

I love you, San Francisco.

While the view up there is usually very good, I would avoid going up on a foggy night simply because the drive can be dangerous with the given visibility.
During non-​foggy times, you should get a pretty decent view of San Francisco! Also, please be careful on your drive if you were to go there at night, please be careful when you drive. You are actually on the edge of a cliff and there had been many accidents there. Besides, every now and then there are some youths drinking up there. While they usually don’t cause troubles to strangers, their driving abilities become questionable when intoxicated. So I suggest the use of extra caution shall you go up there at night.
As long as you pace and play it safe, it’ll be an awesome trip for you to enjoy with and your friends!

Gotta kick in my two cents here: This eyesore began operating in 1973, just as the promise and potential of cable TV were sweeping the broadcasting industry.
Had San Franciscans implored the powers-​that-​be to exercise some patience before breaking ground in 1971, The City would have been spared this visual blight-​monstrosity-​wasteland.
Further irony: Sutro Tower was erected in the midst of a torrid campaign by clothing designer Alvin Duskin to set a height limit for all new city construction. Although his ballot measure lost, it generated major ink and air time in the media of the day.
Considering the advanced TV transmittal technologies we now possess, and the creeping obsolescence of terrestrial radio, I can’t see any productive use for this structure unless it becomes the skeleton of a Space Needle-​type attraction.
Otherwise, it should be demolished.

You can see this from alot of places in SF. But didnt realize that you can acutally park near it… which is what I do when I go to work at UcSF.
Another Iconic photo object for SF.