[ababab]

I'm not a Finder power user, but when I use it I always run into the same problem: I can't ever open Finder and make my way to a specific directory (e.g. ~). I work around it by opening a terminal and navigating there and doing `open .`. Is there something I'm missing? TL;DR: How can I open Finder and go to any specific directory I want?

[throwanem]

Type ⌘⇧G or select Go -> Go to Folder... for a field into which to enter a path.

[lukeadams]

Also supports tab completion!

[thenipper]

Try Alfred? https://www.alfredapp.com/

I just open it up, type whatever folder name I need, hit enter and I'm where I'm at.