However, the steepest among them — a portion of Bradford Street in the Bernal Heights neighborhood — isn't the city's most famous stretch.

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6 of the Steepest Streets on the Planet

As one of the hilliest cities in the world, San Francisco is known for its steep streets.

However, the steepest among them — a portion of Bradford Street in the Bernal Heights neighborhood — isn't the city's most famous stretch. That honor surely belongs to Lombard Street. More than 2 million tourists each year flock here to see the so-called "Crookedest Street in the World" — not to mention the many film and TV productions that have filmed on it, including, aptly, Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 thriller Vertigo. The eight rapid-succession hairpin turns on the one-way block between Leavenworth and Hyde Streets make for a dizzying drive down the street's 27% gradient.

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