San Francisco Travel Guide
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San Francisco is quite small, yet its hilly terrain and patchwork demographic profile give it more distinctly defined neighborhoods than a city five times its size. As a result, the sights, sounds and flavors of a community—and even its climate—can change within a single block. Castro Street and Noe Valley The center of gay San Francisco, … Read San Francisco introduction
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Cable Car Museum
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If you want to know how a cable car works, this is the place to learn. The world's first cable car rests here and with it a concise explanation of how those little cable cars go halfway to the stars. In an underground viewing area, you can look at …
Westin St Francis
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The historic Westin St. Francis in downtown San Francisco overlooks the hustle and bustle of Union Square. Luxurious rooms, excellent service, and …
Farallon
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The underwater decor of 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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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.
Not to miss
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Filling one of the city's grooviest looking buildings, SFMOMA's collection is almost equal to the setting and getting stronger by the acquisition. Twentieth-century art is the clear forte and recent aquisitions include Mark Rothko's No 14, 1960 and Jim …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 775000 Area : 127km² Longitude / Latitude : -122.380088806 / 37.7958183289 Currency : US Dollar (USD) Weights & Measures system : Imperial
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 …
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 …
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 anyway: 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 …
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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 …
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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