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Essentials about Haight-Ashbury in brief

For old-time hippies, Haight-Ashbury is still worth a visit. Named after the intersection of Haight Street and Ashbury Street, this San Francisco neighborhood was one of the hotspots of the beatnik and hippie movement in the 1960s. Many famous musicians and bands, including Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane, made their home here.

Haight-Ashbury as the center of the hippie movement

The first head store also opened in Haight-Ashbury to provide the local hippie communities with an easy and inexpensive way to obtain marijuana and LSD. Against the backdrop of its drug culture, the neighborhood quickly acquired the nickname “Hashbury”.

Although the days of flower power are long gone, Haight-Ashbury is still a magnet for alternative countercultures today. Here, flashy cafés are lined up with second-hand stores, and on the streets you can meet hippies, punks and other representatives of alternative lifestyles.

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Getting there

By public transport:

Bus lines 33 and 37: Stop Ashbury St & Haight St

Bus lines 7, 33, 37, 43 and N-OWL: Stop Haight St & Clayton St

Bus lines 6 and 37: Stop Masonic Ave & Haight St

By car:

Parking in Haight-Ashbury is limited.