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Exit 51 — I-280 in California

Ocean Avenue;Geneva Avenue;City College;Sunset District;Cow Palace · Milepost 51 · Open late · 69 places at this exit.

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Worth the stop ♥: Dutch Windmill · Camera Obscura · Sutro Baths

Gas · 15

Place	Off the ramp
Best Auto Care	at the exit · gas station	call
76	0.3 mi · fuel	call
EVgo	0.4 mi · ev charging station	call
Shell	0.4 mi · fuel	call
Circle K	0.5 mi · fuel	call
Marathon	0.8 mi · gas station
Valero	0.8 mi · fuel	call
ARCO	0.9 mi · gas station	call
Chevron	0.9 mi · gas station	call
BP	1.0 mi · gas station	call
Rank Quickserve	1.1 mi · gas station	call
Gas and Shop	1.4 mi · gas station	call
Valero	1.6 mi · gas station
Twin Peaks Auto Care	1.6 mi · gas station	call
Valero	1.6 mi · fuel

Food & restaurants · 29

Place	Off the ramp
Turo Cafe and Grill	at the exit · barbecue	call
Crazy Pepper	at the exit · chinese	call
Machu Picchu Cafe	at the exit · cafe	call
City Cafe	at the exit · cafe	call
Pierre Coste Dining Room	at the exit · restaurant	call
Chef's Table	at the exit · restaurant
Deli Man	0.3 mi · sandwich shop	call
The Lunch Box	0.3 mi · fast_food
Suilan's Kitchen Inc	0.4 mi · restaurant
Wong Samantha Yen	0.4 mi · restaurant
Mama Mia Pizzeria	0.4 mi · pizza restaurant	call
Sno-Crave Tea House	0.4 mi · bubble tea	call
D'Maize	0.4 mi · salvadoran	call
Quickly	0.4 mi · bubble_tea
Orchids Cafe	0.4 mi · chinese
Acai R	0.4 mi · cafe	call
Philz Coffee	0.4 mi · coffee_shop	call
Pakwan	0.4 mi · curry	call
Diamond Coffee N' Pastry	0.4 mi · coffee_shop
Taishan Cuisine	0.4 mi · chinese
Beep's Burgers	0.4 mi · burger	call
McDonald's	0.5 mi · fast food restaurant	call
Poke Bowl	0.5 mi · poke restaurant	call
Zenshi Sushi	0.5 mi · sushi restaurant	call
Little Joe's Pizza	0.5 mi · italian restaurant	call
Teazzert Pho You	0.5 mi · vietnamese restaurant	call
FrosTea Boba Tea and Shaved Snow Cafe	0.5 mi · bubble tea	call
Phở Nice	0.5 mi · vietnamese restaurant	call
Media Cancha Restaurante	0.5 mi · salvadoran restaurant	call

Hotels & stays · 10

Place	Off the ramp
Amazon Motel	0.5 mi · motel	call
Mission Inn	0.8 mi · resort	call
Casa del McHenry West	1.1 mi · hotel	call
Dalewood Manor	1.2 mi · hotel
Hacknsleep Sargent	1.3 mi · hostel
King George Hotel	1.4 mi · resort	call
San Francisco Lodge 120 F and Am	1.9 mi · hotel	call
California Lodge No. 1	1.9 mi · lodge	call
Royal Palace Inn	2.1 mi · motel	call
Dolores Place	2.2 mi · bed and breakfast	call

Things to see · 15

Place	Off the ramp
Balboa Park Playground	0.3 mi · playground
Unity Plaza Playground	0.4 mi · playground
Cayuga Children’s Play Area	0.6 mi · playground
Mission Science Workshop - Excelsior Site	0.8 mi · science museum	call
Melrose Detroit Botanical Garden	0.8 mi · botanical garden
Ingleside Terraces Sundial	1.1 mi · monument	call
Mt. Davidson Cross	1.2 mi · monument
Gregangelo Museum	1.4 mi · attraction
Gregangelo's Velocity Arts and Entertainment	1.4 mi · art museum	call
Daly City History Museum	1.4 mi · history museum	call
Anglers Lodge	4.1 mi · attraction
Dutch Windmill ♥	4.7 mi · attraction
The Parapet	5.2 mi · viewpoint
Camera Obscura ♥	5.3 mi · attraction
Sutro Baths ♥	5.4 mi · attraction

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