Today, The Cannery is a lovely setting for many upscale restaurants, cafes and unique shops and stores of many kinds. There is often live entertainment with performing artists strolling the grounds. One of the finest musical instrument stores anywhere, is located on the first floor. The Cannery also houses of one of the best Comedy Club s in the are. Its proximity to Fisherman s Wharf, Ghirardelli Square and the Hyde Street Cable Cars make The Cannery a desirable and convenient place to visit.
Street parking is available nearby.
The Museum of the City of San Francisco, located inside the Cannery, is an interesting stop for tourists and locals alike. The Museum follows the dramatic past of San Francisco, starting with its humble beginnings as a Spanish trading post and garrison, on through the tumultuous Gold Rush Years, onward with the Barbary Coast era, which continued until the disastrous 1906 earthquake. Then came the rebuilding, and re transforming of the City, and the constantly changing complexion of San Francisco throughout the Twentieth Century. Exhibits feature thousands of photographs, newspapers, poems, letters, paintings, dioramas and other artworks, plus old recordings and films. Many items from the 1906 earthquake are on display including the Goddess of Progress, a magnificent statute that stood above City Hall until being destroyed in the 1906 Earthquake.