I should preface by saying I did not pay the $7 to go to the top. I mainly went to check out the murals which were very nice. You can still get good views of the city and Bay Bridge from the grounds. I can't say if it's worth it to go to the top.

Great view of the bay and city. You can see the zig-zag of Lombard Street, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Oakland Bridge and learn a bit about the purpose of the lookout on the hill during the Gold Rush. We paid for a day pass for MUNI - which allows one to ride any bus, cable car or street car, and took the Coit Tower bus up the hill and back down before transferring to a cable car to tour other areas of the city.

Use bus number 39 to get there. Unfortunately for us, we were not aware of this and from the Embarcadero we took the Greenwich steps (approx 200 steep steps) and then the second set of steps up to Coit Tower. After a drink and rest, we were advised that the lift in the Coit Tower was out of action. So another 234 steps to climb (I counted every one of them LOL) and paid $10 for the priviledge. However from the top of the tower, the views are stunning.

There were some really nice views from the top of Coit Tower. When we visited, the elevator wasn't working and had to take the stairs (13 floors), but we didn't have an issue with this. The ground floor and the beginning of the staircase were covered in beautiful murals. At the top, the views of San Francisco were great. The observation platform is quite small and it can easily get crowded, but at least we had some nice views. What I didn't really like was the protective glass in the openings that limited the photos we could take, especially if we wanted to avoid a reflection on the photo. On top of that, the glass wasn't a bit dirty too.

Starting from Lombard there were many staircases to climb to the Coit Tower early one Sunday morning but the line was small the sun was out and the views from the top stunning Whilst waiting for the elevator we admired the murals on the wall s. We were thankful that the elevator was running but it was a bit cramped at eight at a time. But we were thankful we did not have to climb anymore stairs!! Out of the elevator a flight to the top to be rewarded with clear sights around San Francisco. The Golden Gate was peering out of the fog

the view from the top is much superior 360 degree view than the partial views from the park below, so worth coming up. There was a big queue for the elevator in the afternoon, but if you walk up the 13 flights then you don't need to queue (other than the short queue to buy tickets). Once at the top it was busy. There was an open window in most directions but curiously not in the direction of the Golden Gate Bridge so photos in that direction had to be through the glass. Great 360 degree views though.

You can see this memorial tower all over town so we walked up the hill to get to it, then climbed the tower. Pretty neat murals inside the base and first portion of tower. You need to be in decent shape to get up on the stairs. I believe there is an elevator but it was not working day I went. Good 360 degree city views once you get to the top. Pretty nice gift shop on ground floor.

Walked up to the Coit tower from town and once arrived, exhausted discovered the No 39 Muni parked right outside!!! When we visited, the lift was broken meaning we had to climb the stairs which was actually quite nice seeing the murals on the walls. Excellent views over San Francisco from the top and useful to help get your bearings. Would recommend as a must see.

View at the top is gorgeous. 360 degree view of pier and SF city. However, when I was there, the lift is out of service. So need to climb 13 stories to the top. Not recommended for senior or physicsl challenge travellers

Staff really polite and knowledgeable. Parking impossible at busy times but we drove up and got lucky. 10 bucks each to ascend the 14 floors. It’s a bit of a slog but if you’re reasonably ambient you should be fine. Lift was out of order, which seems often the case. They are very protective of the stairwell wall paintings. I thought they were very juvenile, reminiscent of any junior school project. It’s a little sanitised, in that most of the viewing portals being glazed. A couple were open. If you want a half hour cheap excursion, you could do worse. Can’t fault the 360 degree view