A San Francisco tour guide with info on attractions, landmarks, and festivals to help build an itinerary/ies for when visiting the City by the Bay.
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Alcatraz - Site of a military prison and the federal prison which housed criminals like Al Capone. Also the site of the first operational lighthouse and U.S. fort on the west coast.
Also:
American Conservatory Theatre
Angel Island
Asian Art Museum
Aquarium of the Bay
AT&T Park
B
Buena Vista Cafe - Where the first Irish Coffee in America was served.
Also:
Barbary Coast Trail
Beach Blanket Babylon
C
Cable Cars - The historic cable cars do not operate under their own power but rather rely on a steel cable that continuously moves, with the engine in a centrally-located powerhouse. They're the world's only remaining manually-operated cable car system.
Also:
California Academy of Sciences
California Historical Society
Castro Theatre
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
Chinatown
Chinese New Year Parade
City Lights Bookstore
CityPass San Francisco
Cliff House
The Coastal Trail
Coit Tower
Columbus Tower/Sentinel Building
Conservatory of Flowers
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Crissy Field
Curran Theatre
D
de Young Museum - A fine arts museum in Golden Gate Park, reopened in October 2005. Voted one of the "next seven wonders" by Conde Nast Traveler.
Also:
Dine About Town
Dolores Park
Downtown San Francisco
E
Embarcadero - The downtown waterfront is home to several city attractions, including AT&T Park, the Ferry Building (marketplace and farmers' market), Cupid's Span and impressive views of the Bay Bridge.
Also:
Exploratorium
F
Ferry Building - The centerpiece of a revitalized waterfront, the building serves as a transportation hub, a marketplace offering organic and artisan foods, and site of a very fine farmers' market.
Also:
49-Mile Scenic Drive
Filbert Steps
The Fillmore
Fillmore Jazz Festival
Fisherman's Wharf
G
Golden Gate Bridge - Famous supension bridge completed in 1937. Visitors can walk along two walkways, east and west. On opening day, when the bridge was closed to traffic, more than 200,000 people walked across its span to commemorate the engineering achievement (May 27, 1937).
Also:
Garden of Shakespeare’s Flowers
Ghirardelli Square
Golden Gate Bakery
Golden Gate Park
Grace Cathedral
H
Haight-Asbury - The destination for thousands in 1967 for the "Summer of Love." It's named after the intersection of Haight Street and Ashbury and can be referred to as simply "The Haight."
Also:
Harding Park
Hayes Valley
Haas-Lilienthal House
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J
Japanese Tea Garden - Located in Golden Gate Park, it is the oldest such garden in the state.
Also:
Japantown
Jazz in the City
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K-Dock - Where the sea lions visit each year, it is a "Watchable Wildlife" viewing area according to the California Watchable Wildlife Project. 2007 was the sea lions' 17th anniversary.L
Lombard Street - Known as the "crookedest street" in the world, Lombard Street is a must-see attraction for many and offers photo ops on a clear day.
Also:
Lands End
Legion of Honor
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