Byron from San Francisco

About me The quote “It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious” by Oscar Wilde works for me. I grew up on the central coast and have always valued the California virtues of connecting with people and their stories - there is a reason Hollywood and Silicon Valley started here. Everyone has a story, but so few tell it well. For the la...

Mar 1, 2025

Corbin Steps San Francisco

Fantasy garden stairway

"The "Corbin Steps" represent everything delightful & quirky about San Francisco. It's an art project composed of fantasy creatures built of found objects!"

Everything delightful and quirky about San Francisco is on display in a tiny pocket garden build on either side of a short half-block stairway above the Castro district. The Corbin Step is an art project composed of fantasy creatures build out of old tools and found objects. They exist in their own garden worlds, enhanced by colored glass and lights. Here you'll find flying frogs, who can go home to miniature modernist homes. There are always new creatures emerging and the joyful imagination always lifts my mood when I am nearby. This kind of personal art project is what makes SF my favorite city, because it values personal expression and identity and elevates this feeling with great design and artistic joy.

The steps are a single very short flight between 17th ave and Corbett street about a 10-minute, very steep walk from the Castro Metro station. Take a few minutes to head up and enter another world.

Art & culture

About this spot

77 corbin stairs

US$

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