Entry No. 24 — the San Francisco file — filed under: outdoor

16th Avenue Tiled Steps (Moraga Steps)

163 residential steps covered edge-to-edge in a community-built mosaic of over 75,000 glass fragments — designed by Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher after two neighbors, Jessie Audette and Alice Yee Xavier, organized the whole 2005 project block by block — climbing from sea-life motifs at the bottom to a sky full of stars at the top of Grandview Park.

The move: Climb the full 163 steps at golden hour, stopping to spot the sponsor names hidden inside the mosaic sea creatures, then keep going into Grandview Park at the top for a 360-degree view over the ocean and the city that most tourists never bother to earn.

• 📍 Golden Gate Heights, San Francisco
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 16th Avenue at Moraga Street, San Francisco, CA 94122

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Wikipedia · colettecrutcher.com · sfbeautiful.org · fodors.com

last checked: 2026-07-20