The Castro

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City: San Francisco 

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The Castro is the world famous gay village in San Francisco. The neighborhood is served by a number of transit routes. Parking is difficult and there are few off-street parking lots around.

Points of interest

• Castro Theatre
• GLBT History Museum
• Randall Museum

Muni Metro

Muni Metro runs under Market Street through the Castro.

• Castro

Service:​K Ingleside,​L Taraval,​M Ocean View

Historic streetcar

F Market & Wharves

Market & Wharves: (Historic Streetcar) 17th St and Castro - Fisherman's Wharf via Ferry Building

The nearest stop(s) at:  17th & Castro,  Market & Noe.

BART

• At 16th Street Mission (0.86 mile)
  

via 🚍 Muni routes:22 22Fillmore: Mission Bay - The Marina or 33 33Ashbury-18th: San Francisco General Hospital - Laurel Heights.
Connection:​B Blue Line,​G Green Line,​R Red Line,​Y Yellow Line

• At Civic Center/United Nations Plaza (1.66 mile)
  

via 🚉 :​K Ingleside,​L Taraval,​M Ocean View. 🚍 Muni routes:L-Owl L-OwlAll-nighter: San Francisco Zoo - Fisherman's Wharf, 🚍 UCSF Shuttle routes:Gold-Blue Line Gold-Blue LineParnassus - SFGH - Mission Bay - Mount Zion Loop (Blue - CCW, Gold - CW)
Connection:​B Blue Line,​G Green Line,​R Red Line,​Y Yellow Line

Bus - Muni

All lines except 22 and 33 stop at Castro Station:

L-Owl

All-nighter: San Francisco Zoo - Fisherman's Wharf

22

Fillmore: Mission Bay - The Marina

24

Divisadero: Pacific Heights (Jackson & Fillmore) - Bayview (3rd St & Palou)

33

Ashbury-18th: San Francisco General Hospital - Laurel Heights

35

Eureka: Castro Station - Glen Park BART

37

Corbett: Twin Peaks (Parkridge and Burnett) - Haight

Gold-Blue Line

Parnassus - SFGH - Mission Bay - Mount Zion Loop (Blue - CCW, Gold - CW)