Sights

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

The GGNRA is an enormous national park that comprises many sites. The most-well known site is probably the island of Alcatraz with its federal prison. Besides that, there are several interesting forts, such as Fort Mason and Fuston and national monuments and sites, such as the Fort Point National Historic Site, the Presido San Francisco and the Muir Woods National Monument.

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Exploratorium

The San Francisco Exploratorium is located in the Palace of Fine Arts. Founded in 1969, the Exploratorium is home more than 650 interactive exhibits, displays, and artwork in the areas of art, human perception, and science. Hands-on exhibits explore memory, listening, biology, visual perception, and physics.  The San Francisco Exploratorium welcomes more than 530,000 each year. Admission: $14/adult. Free on Wednesdays.

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address:	3601 Lyon Street
tel:	415-563-7337
url:	www.exploratorium.edu
accessibility:	Totally Wheelchair Accessible, reduced admission $11
openingHours:	Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

California Historical Society

If you come here on a Tuesday it's free, otherwise admission to the California Historical Society (CHS) is $3. The CHS has an extensive collection of maps, books, manuscripts, posters, photographs, and pamphlets. The photography collection contains more than 500,000 images including works by Ansel Adams and Englishman Eadweard Muybridge. In addition, 5,000 works of art can be found here that reflect all aspects of California history.  

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address:	678 Mission Street
tel:	415-357-1848
openingHours:	Wednesday-Friday 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
email:	info@calhist.org

Cable Car Museum & Powerhouse Viewing Gallery

he cable car museum is home to a collection of historic cable cars, mechanical displays, and images dedicated to the preservation of cable car history. There is also a nifty little gift shop onsite. The Cable Car Museum is located in the Washington-Mason powerhouse and carbarn on Nob Hill. Admission is free.

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address:	1201 Mason St. at Washington St.
tel:	415-474-1887
accessibility:	Wheelchair Accessible
openingHours:	April 1-September 30, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. October 1-March 31
url:	www.cablecarmuseum.org

Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge, built between the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula and Sausalito on the Marin County headlands. The construction of the bridge began on January 5, 1933 under the aegis of the Works Projects Administration (WPA), a program instigated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to create public works through federal funds and alleviate the effects of the Great Depression. It was completed in April 1937 and opened to pedestrians on May 27 of that year. Vehicular travel started the following day.

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Fishermans' Wharf

Boat's at Fisherman's Wharf
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Stroll Fisherman's Wharf savoring a fresh crab cocktail while you watch the fisherman put their boats in order. Nearby Ghirardelli Square-built around a 19th-century chocolate factory-and the neighboring Cannery both offer a myriad of shops and restaurants. Board the numerous historic sailing ships at Hyde Street Pier including the newly restored schooner Alma and the 1890 Ferry boat Eureka. Check out the Maritime Museum, a historic art deco streamline moderne building that resembles a cruise ship. At Pier 39, home to California's newest more..

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Chinatown

San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest outside of Asia. The southern entrance to Chinatown is marked by a dragon-topped gate at the corner of Grant and Bush. Start your tour of Chinatown with a picture of you near one of the stone lions at the base of the gate.

The first Chinese arrived in San Francisco in 1848. In the 1850s, Chinese merchants began converging in the area that is now Chinatown. Tourism was a booming business in Chinatown as early as the 1860s. In the 1870s, more Chinese immigrants arrived to work on the transcontinental railroad and racism against more..

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address:	Grant & Sacramento Streets
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Coit Tower

Coit tower

The coit memorial tower was erected in 1933. The decoration of the interior in Fresco was authorized as a public works of art project and undertaken by the artists of san fransisco and completed in 1934.

It is a matter of historical record that the Coit Tower art project was the prototype for the decade of the New Deal art that followed, 1933-43, halted finally by World War II. Utilizing carefully selected artistic talent, the project provided an iconography of the "American Scene" for the largest of all the art programs at more..

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address:	1 Telegraph Hill Blvd.
tel:	+(415)362-0808
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Cliff House

The Cliff House is located at Ocean Beach, near Lands End. An historic SF spot, the Cliff House has been rebuilt several times and was recently renovated again. The Cliff House is the home of a restaurant that offers phenomenal sunset views. Seal Rock is just off the coast, and you can see and hear the barking seals from the Cliff House promenade. The gift shop has a great collection of photos of old San Francisco, including many pictures of the downtown area after the 1906 earthquake. The ruins of Sutro Baths are nearby.

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address:	1090 Pt. Lobos
tel:	94121 415/386-3330

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is the probably the largest museum in the Western world dedicated to Asian Art. The collection features more than 17,000 artworks with over 6,000 years of history. In addition to an extensive collection of artworks, the museum also features artist demonstrations, educator programs, lectures, films, Japanese tea programs, private events, and performances. Cost: $12/adults. Free the first Sunday of every month.

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address:	200 Larkin Street
tel:	415-581-3500
accessibility:	Wheelchair Accessible
openingHours:	Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Thursdays until 9:00 p.m.
url:	www.asianart.org

Bernal Hill Park

Just south of the Mission is Bernal Heights -- and one of the best parts of Bernal Heights is its park.  A hill juts high into the air and is closed off to traffic for hiking, walking dogs, and enjoying the draw-dropping 360-degree view of San Francisco and its surroundings.  It's easy to drive up Folsom St. from Army/Caesar Chavez, just a few blocks, and you'll see cars parked on the side of the road.  Get out and walk around and be sure to bring your camera  for the very best views in the city!  (And it's not known or over-run by tourists, the way more..

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openingHours:	dawn to dusk
address:	1 andover st, san francisco, ca

Fillmore Street

The Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco is not an "official" neighborhood, but the term is used by many locals to describe the area. Fillmore Street stretches from the Marina Green at the tip of the peninsula to Duboce Street just above Market. However, most people use the term the Fillmore to refer to the area along Fillmore between Jackson Street in Pacific Heights and Golden Gate in the Western Addition. The Fillmore encompasses both one of the most affluent neighborhoods in San Francisco as well as one of the least affluent. Fillmore enjoys some of San Francisco's more..

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address:	Pacific Street & Market Street

Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island
photo by: Jed Clark

Alcatraz is a small island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, California, USA. It was formerly used as a military fort and a maximum security prison. Today the island is a historic site supervised by the National Park Service.

It is home to the now-abandoned prison, the oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States, early military fortifications, and natural features such as rock pools, a seabird colony, and unique views of the coastline.

Alcatraz was a military fort from 1850 to 1933. The island became a federal prison on January 1, 1934. During more..

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address:	Pier 33 & Embarcadero
tel:	(415) 981-7625
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Golden Gate Park

This splendid urban retreat holds everything from museums (the De Young, Asian Art Museum, and Academy of Sciences) to the Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden, Arboretum, and a buffalo paddock next to Spreckels Lake.

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address:	Fell & Stanyan Sts.
tel:	94122 415/831-2700

Fort Point

Fort Point & Golden Gate Bridge
photo by: Jed Clark

San Francisco Fort Point is located at the tip of the San Francisco Presidio and beneath the arch of the southern end of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge.

Fort Point is only open Friday through Sunday due to retrofit construction on the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge. Even if the fort itself is not open, it's still worth a visit to the site to get a good look at the underbelly of the bridge. If you walk out to the very tip of the fort (where the fence prevents you from going around to the other side), you can look down into the water and see the location where Jimmy more..

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Telegraph Hill

Climb Telegraph Hill, then ride the elevator to the top of Coit Tower - shaped like the nozzle of a fire hose-for a great view.

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San Francisco Zoo

The new Zoo is becoming a reality. In May, 2004, the spacious new African Savanna exhibit opened, featuring giraffe, zebra, kudu, ostrich and other African wildlife roaming together in a lush, 3-acre habitat. This dramatic, mixed-species exhibit brings a variety of animals closer to the public than ever before.

The Lipman Family Lemur Forest opened in summer, 2002, featuring five different species of these amazing primates from Madagascar in a large outdoor setting. Launched with the Lemur Forest, the Leaping Lemur Café offers an indoor dining experience with a wide more..

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address:	Sloat Blvd. at Pacific Ocean
tel:	94132 415/753-7080

Underwater World

Aquarium on Pier 39 - family entertainment.

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address:	Pier 39, Beach & Embarcadero
tel:	94119 415/623-5300

Blue & Gold Fleet

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

One must see destination for kids is Zeum, an art and technology center located within at the Yerba Buena Center.  Kids can explore various technologies as well as create their own clay animation movie.  Lots of great stuff to see!