Lombard Street

The most ridiculous street in the world. We never drove the road but we did walk it from bottom to top and were knackered by the time we reached the summit, and I'm a real athlete. I say walk, you could climb it if you were so inclined and also hilariously funny. The view from the bottom and then from the top was fascinating, i just wish there was a way to skip the middle. I have written to the Franciscan council and asked for an escalator to be installed. They have yet to reply. We walked past the street a few times and it was always really busy with cars ticking off another tourist attraction in San Francisco. I pity any person that lives on that street (even ...  Read the complete review

Lombard Street. San Francisco. Lombard Street is the most crookedest road in the world and can be found in San Francisco. It is only part of the long Lombard Street and the crooked part can be found on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth streets. It only measures a quarter or a mile long between these points and the speed limit is only five mph and you can only drive one way in the downward direction. On either side of the street are San Francisco's most expensive houses mansions, town houses and condominiums which are very much sought after. What makes it so interesting? It was built originally because vehicles could not cope ...  Read the complete review