San Francisco, California: Mosaic Tile Steps of 16th Avenue
Steep stairs in a city hillside reward climbers with an elaborate mosaic progression titled "From the Sea to the Stars."
- Address:
- 1690 16th Ave., San Francisco, CA
- Directions:
- Bottom of the stairs are at the corner of 16th Ave. and Moraga St.
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If you keep going up, beyond is another staircase to the very top of the hill where there is a bench and a view to die for! We could see down over Golden Gate Heights -- homes out to the horizon of the Pacific and even the top of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is worth the climb of the stairs -- unless you don't do stairs very well.
[Joe, 09/29/2025]
Large tiled staircase with the bottom at 16th Avenue at Moraga Street.
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163 steps, "From the Sea to the Stars," with fish at the bottom and the sun at the top. Artists Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher did most of the work, but everyone from the neighborhood was welcome to pitch in. The last tiles were set in place August 27, 2005.