Driving down Lombard Street is a must when visiting San Francisco

Driving Lombard Street in San Francisco had always been on my bucket list. Lombard Street is one of the most famous in the world with its steep and curvy bends. Located just five blocks from the Fisherman’s Wharf, in the heart of San Francisco, up a series of steep hills, is the famed Lombard Street, which is often dubbed the "crookedest street in the world."
At an elevation of 325’, Lombard Street takes you through 8 very steep and curvy switchbacks at a 27% grade, which means, for every 100 feet you travel, the street drops 27 feet.
This is just a short video to show you this extraordinary road, one of the "crookedest street in the world"
#lombardstreet #lombardstreetsanfrancisco #drivinglombardstreet

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  • @adamrosefire
    @adamrosefire2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making a good short video!

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    2 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure. Thank YOU for watching. Cheers, Mike

  • @andreapatane4204
    @andreapatane4204 Жыл бұрын

    I walked down Lombard Street with my dad, my classmates and my 3rd Grade teacher on the City Tour field trip that we took at my former elementary school 25 years ago in May 1998. According to my streets book, Lombard Street is named after a street located in Philadelphia, PA as surveyed by Jasper O'Farrell. It was based on The Lombardis who were well-known for their bizarre beards.

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. Cheers, Mike

  • @Go-Travel
    @Go-Travel2 жыл бұрын

    Short and sweet video. What a cool and beautiful street. Thanks for sharing.

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. And thanks for watching. ;-) Cheers, Mike

  • @BNProductsUSA
    @BNProductsUSA2 жыл бұрын

    We've been down Lombard before. It's quite an experience.

  • @nemo227

    @nemo227

    2 жыл бұрын

    The landscaping does a LOT to enhance the experience too. If I lived there I would always set my parking brake and likely carry wheel chocks too. I think an electronic garage door opener is a requirement.

  • @psfca
    @psfca Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful !!!

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    It really is. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @reelhappytravellers2691
    @reelhappytravellers26912 жыл бұрын

    This video is something else. It seems like one but It has its own attracting power.This video is just amazing!!!!!

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    2 жыл бұрын

    So glad you like it. Just a quick video on a really cool and interesting road in one of the most interesting cities in the U.S. Thanks so much for watching. Cheers, Mike

  • @pixeledfrog

    @pixeledfrog

    5 ай бұрын

    who are you ?

  • @gilly5809
    @gilly5809 Жыл бұрын

    Rolling around at the speed of sound! Got places to go, gotta FOLLOW MY RAINBOW!

  • @jarrodyuki7081
    @jarrodyuki708111 ай бұрын

    Lombard street coit tower pier 39 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the music hall!!!!!!!!!

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    11 ай бұрын

    I presume you liked it? Thanks for watching. Cheers!

  • @vineetasinghal3806
    @vineetasinghal3806 Жыл бұрын

    I walked down lombard Street with my son.. amazing🎉

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh, cool. It really is a beautiful street. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @micaela_888
    @micaela_8882 жыл бұрын

    The crookedest But Very beautiful at the same time. So interesting

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, it really is a beautiful street. Thanks for watching.

  • @c0t856
    @c0t856 Жыл бұрын

    Great Video! Im sharing it with my cousin that is in Chile 🇨🇱❤

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it. Hope you’ll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @sunilramchandani5317
    @sunilramchandani53173 ай бұрын

    One must drive it to feel it. It was a great experience when we visited the city.

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    3 ай бұрын

    Indeed. Thanks for watching! Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @EdrydZachariaA
    @EdrydZachariaA Жыл бұрын

    I wanna go and drive this road....

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    It's so cool. I hope you get a chance one day. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike!

  • @YourMarketingCoach
    @YourMarketingCoach2 жыл бұрын

    I think I've heard of this road before, but never saw it. Very cool, but it was fun to drive down.

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes it was. Thanks for watching!

  • @rykoes
    @rykoes Жыл бұрын

    Lombard Street may also be famous because it was also featured in some movies and some series, I guess. IDK. Wish I could see it someday. I think it's cool driving that street.

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    I have no doubt you are correct. Hope you make it there one day soon. Thanks so much for watching. Cheers, Mike

  • @goldenpassesaway9106
    @goldenpassesaway9106 Жыл бұрын

    Love from India Dream to be there at least once in my life. Watched this on GTA SAN ANDREAS when I was in school 😅 Naveen Saklani India 🙏

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Where in India? I have traveled all over the country. Thanks for watching, this is an epic trip down this road. Cheers, Mike

  • @goldenpassesaway9106

    @goldenpassesaway9106

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RoadTripTravel Sir I am From Tehri Garhwal Uttarakhand. Currently Living In Delhi And Ludhiana Punjab 🙏

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    @@goldenpassesaway9106 Nice, I've been to Delhi a couple of times.

  • @goldenpassesaway9106

    @goldenpassesaway9106

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RoadTripTravel Ohk that's very Nice But Sir I think You Barely Found any similarities between Delhi Nd America 😄

  • @user-jp8ez3ih3h
    @user-jp8ez3ih3h7 ай бұрын

    YES, I have driven down Lombard Street, by chance. WAZE took me down here, when I stayed in SFO for a week. Because we were crawling down in SLO-MO, it wasn't as scary as driving up Pikes Peak, CO!😄

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    7 ай бұрын

    Very cool. Thanks for sharing your experience...and, for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @oldthaiguy1940
    @oldthaiguy194011 ай бұрын

    I have drove down that street several times during the 60's when I lived in San Francisco!

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    11 ай бұрын

    Ah, very cool. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @oldthaiguy1940

    @oldthaiguy1940

    11 ай бұрын

    Now retired and lived leisure life on the beach in Thailand. I've lived my American Dream with fond memories but returned to my root and lived simple! Can't afford to live on the beach in US anyway!

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    11 ай бұрын

    @@oldthaiguy1940 Oh, lovely. Where in Thailand? I have been to several areas, but not for a long while. I've been to Bangkok, Phi Phi, Puckett, Chaing Mai and a couple other places. I hear ya, very unaffordable in the US these days, especially if you wanted to be near the beach.

  • @oldthaiguy1940

    @oldthaiguy1940

    11 ай бұрын

    Borned in 1940; hence oldthaiguy1940. The taller building is where I live: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYtlrLt9o6i0abA.html

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    11 ай бұрын

    @@oldthaiguy1940 How nice! What a view, and those rooftop pools. I'm envious!

  • @albertopellegrini2922
    @albertopellegrini292216 күн бұрын

    Lombard street its a normal italian street! Very nice!

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    16 күн бұрын

    Is that right? Well, thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @reubencana
    @reubencana2 жыл бұрын

    Great video and I am going to try this when I visit in June. Is there any place to take a photograph of this street at a high elevation? If so can you suggest some places? Thanks and keep shooting and sharing.

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. We actually drove right up Lombard Street off of Van Ness street. There is a park on the right hand side (George Sterling Park). I don't know if we got lucky, but there were several spots to park. FYI, it's very steep. From there you walk about half a block to Hyde Street, which is the steepest part of the switchback area. You may want to walk to the bottom and take photos from the other direction as well. After you walk it and get some photos, get back in your car and drive down. Enjoy. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. I have one on the best places to see the Golden Gate Bridge as well: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIR8q818e6_Foso.html Cheers, Mike

  • @reubencana

    @reubencana

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RoadTripTravel Thanks and really appreciated it. Love the other video too.

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@reubencana My pleasure. Thank you very much! Cheers, Mike

  • @LIG242
    @LIG242 Жыл бұрын

    Can you please tell me which road that is where you’re sitting down in the beginning of the video? Thanks.

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    It was outside of Bozeman, Montana and plays at the beginning of each of my videos. Thanks for watching, hope you’ll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @LIG242

    @LIG242

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RoadTripTravel Defintely will. I’m currently in SF Bay but Montana is one of my dream destinations! Thank you!

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LIG242 Montana is amazing, I hope you make it there one day soon.

  • @shopcrate5687
    @shopcrate56879 ай бұрын

    Imagine the price of those houses🤯

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    9 ай бұрын

    No kidding, right?! Thanks so much for watching. Hope you will subscribe and check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @nemo227
    @nemo2272 жыл бұрын

    We drove down Lombard back in the the sixties. I used to like San Francisco but the experience did not improve with each passing year and so haven't been back for about 40 years.

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that was a while ago. Thanks for sharing your experience and watching the video. Hope you’ll check out some of my other stuff. Cheers, Mike

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that was a while ago. Thanks for sharing your experience and watching the video. Hope you’ll check out some of my other stuff. Cheers, Mike

  • @nemo227

    @nemo227

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RoadTripTravel . . . Surprisingly, your response reminded me that around 1976 or 1977 my wife and I were with wife's mother & 2nd husband in S.F. His name happened to be Mike and he took us to Ernie's (if my memory is accurate) restaurant. He had good memories from eating there in WWII while he was in the U.S.Army. A good time was had by all.😃

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nemo227 So much history in that city.

  • @nemo227

    @nemo227

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RoadTripTravel Yes, indeed. I have a story for every time I've visited, including the first time in 1962. Every community, every town has some special or unique features. I love talking with foreign visitors to hear the things that surprised them when visiting the U.S.

  • @detlefheubach5843
    @detlefheubach5843 Жыл бұрын

    ❤👍❤👍❤👍❤👍❤👍❤👍❤

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @detlefheubach5843

    @detlefheubach5843

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RoadTripTravel 👍❤👍

  • @tiumpornwongwijarn7799
    @tiumpornwongwijarn77998 ай бұрын

    Hi 🙏🏻 I am planing to go there But I wanna know how is Lombard st. On Aug ? Are there many flowers ?

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    8 ай бұрын

    It should be wonderful. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @johndanielmontano
    @johndanielmontanoАй бұрын

    I appreciate the length of the video. Some people would drag it out

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @user-ek1ho9dz8g
    @user-ek1ho9dz8g6 ай бұрын

    How about if we paint this street yellow of the west of more S curves in the road, look at Kelly Moore paints going out of business

  • @princeosop
    @princeosop Жыл бұрын

    Driving down this street in Midtown Madness 2 is more fun

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Good to know. Thanks for sharing the info and for watching. Cheers, Mike

  • @princeosop

    @princeosop

    Жыл бұрын

    I kid😂 its a sandbox racing game from dawn of 2000ish that had sanfrancisco and London as it's 2 tracks

  • @user-ls9oz6ch8x
    @user-ls9oz6ch8x4 ай бұрын

    I drove down Lombard in a 15 passenger school van filled with kids 😂

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    4 ай бұрын

    Whoa, and it made it around the bends, eh? Thanks for watching, and, sharing your experience. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @agustinclemente
    @agustinclemente6 ай бұрын

    I own a house there, in GTA San Andreas XD

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    6 ай бұрын

    How cool...well, except for all the traffic I suppose. 😜 Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @Cpmlegendsthebro313
    @Cpmlegendsthebro313Ай бұрын

    There is a game called car parking multiplayer which has this lambard street as a map 🎉🎉🎉

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Ай бұрын

    Oh, is that right? Thanks for sharing, and, watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @rb67mustang
    @rb67mustang8 ай бұрын

    What about Lombard Street being used in Movies??? How many movies have used Lombard Street the most crooked street in the world???

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    8 ай бұрын

    That would have been great to add, if I had the rights to use such footage. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Mike

  • @jaredwhitaker1211
    @jaredwhitaker1211Ай бұрын

    Noice 😍😍😍😍

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching! Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @nikolaveljkovic428
    @nikolaveljkovic428 Жыл бұрын

    Gta SA

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Cheers, Mike

  • @ajburrellify
    @ajburrellify Жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Not sure what I said that was so funny, but thanks for watching. Cheers, Mike

  • @eddiesantana3009
    @eddiesantana30099 ай бұрын

    horrible place to walk around at .

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    9 ай бұрын

    True. Thanks for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

  • @jamesmolkenbuhr956
    @jamesmolkenbuhr9567 күн бұрын

    Technically Lombard IS NOT the "Crookedest Street in the World". Technically that title belongs to Vermont Street between 20th and 22nd Streets, in San Francisco's Potrero District. City of my Birth and damn proud of it.🌉

  • @RoadTripTravel

    @RoadTripTravel

    7 күн бұрын

    Oh, is that right? Well, thank you for sharing your insight, and, for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike