San Francisco Travel Guide

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The Bay Bridge at night from the Embarcadero area of San Francisco in San Francisco "Heading down to Pier 39 - San Francisco, California"

San Francisco is quite small, yet its hilly terrain and patchwork demographic profile gives it more distinctly defined neighborhoods than a city five times its size. As a result, the sights, sounds and flavors of this community—and even its climate—can change within a single block. Castro Street and Noe Valley The center of San Francisco's … Read San Francisco introduction

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Ferry Building Marketplace

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Ferry Building Marketplace is a must-see for San Francisco visitors. This multi-million dollar development has an abundance of activities for the entire family. Take a tour of the historical Ferry Building, browse through antique …
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Cable Car Museum
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
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Dick Ebert Gallery
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George Krevsky Gallery (The)

Prescott Hotel

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Immerse yourself in splendor at the Prescott in the heart of Union Square. Walk to the Financial District, theaters, and shopping. It is brimming with quiet …
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The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
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Sir Francis Drake Hotel
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Westin St Francis
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Farallon

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The underwater decor at this Union Square destination is interesting and somewhat whimsical. Imagine a sea of enormous, luminous purple jellyfish magically floating near the ceiling. It is quite a scene. People stand elbow-to-elbow …
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Restaurant Lulu
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Alamo Square Seafood Grill
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Harry Denton's Starlight Room
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Out of the places we were visiting (San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas) I was least excited about going to San Francisco, i thought it was going to be boring. When we actually got there my ... more

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Introduction

San Francisco has an atmosphere of genteel chic mixed with offbeat innovation and a self-effacing quality so blatantly missing from brassy New York and plastic LA. Its hilly streets provide some gorgeous glimpses of the sparkling bay and its famous bridges.

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Not to miss

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art With its vantage point on the cutting edge of the Pacific Rim, local technology savvy and prodigious collection of photography, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) was destined from the start (in 1935) to be an eclectic, unconventional museum. But when …

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Facts for the Traveller

Population : 776750 Area : 127km² Longitude / Latitude : -122.380088806 / 37.7958183289 Currency : US Dollar (USD) Weights & Measures system : Imperial

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Getting there & Getting around

Getting there The Bay Area has three major airports: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Oakland International Airport (OAK) and San Jose International Airport (SJC). You can get to your hotel via shuttles, the BART system or taxi. There are different options at each airport. By no means …

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History

Recent History In the 1990s the Bay Area experienced another period of urban renewal with a building boom that spruced up neighbourhoods and historic buildings across the region, making it an increasingly expensive place to live. The New Media boom - launched in Silicon Valley but at its artistic …

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Weather

San Francisco is a popular location any time of the year. Summer is the prime tourist season, but its summer weather is none too hospitable: the bay is often foggy, while inland or north in the Wine Country it's often too hot and dusty for comfort. Local weather patterns are highly unpredictable, but …

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Overview

You could live in San Francisco a month and ask no greater entertainment than walking through it, wrote Inez Hayes Irwin, the author of The Californiacs, an effusive 1921 homage to the state of California and the City by the Bay. Her claim remains true today: touring on foot is the best way to …

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City Guide

Your complete directory to San Francisco with links to everything you need to plan travel or get information. San Francisco has it all. This is the home of world famous landmarks such as Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge. Visitors interested in outdoor recreation will find the Golden Gate …

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