For an upscale, outdoorsy experience, check out the skyline views from Cavallo Point, a five-star luxury resort located under the Golden Gate Bridge about 15 minutes from downtown.

BBC: Business trip: San Francisco

During that October practice run, the Oracle team's upturned boat ended up drifting from the San Francisco Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge and four miles into the open Pacific Ocean before the team could get it under control.

WSJ: Before America's Cup Capsize, Concerns About Safety

If ATC is busy and clearance cannot be obtained to fly through the Class Bravo airspace, it is still possible to fly the Bay Tour: execute a left Dumbarton departure heading toward Half Moon Bay, follow the coastline all the way to the Golden Gate Bridge, then east to the Bay Bridge and retrace your path back to PAO staying under Class Bravo airspace throughout.

FORBES: San Francisco: Up Close And Personal

Having nothing better in mind, he hops on board, and the ship sails off, beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, with the Stars and Stripes, at its stern, barely visible under a dying sky.

NEWYORKER: Sail Away