San Francisco s Top 10p Golden Gate Park Golden Gate Park is every San Franciscan s beloved backyard. Any weekend finds hundreds of people coming here to play or just to relax and breathe in the heady air. Almost moon valley real estate every conceivable sort of recreational moon valley real estate activity is available: hiking, running, cycling, golf, tennis, baseball, soccer, moon valley real estate fishing, and more. There s also the very first children s playground in the US with the magnificent Herschel-Spillman Carousel, built in 1912 (see p59). Even on a rainy day, the park offers world-class activities in the form of the California Academy of Sciences Natural History Museum, Morrison Planetarium, and, perhaps best of all, the marvelous Steinhart Aquarium (see pp22 3). 20 Top 10 Sights 1 Stow Lake and Strawberry Hill 2 Victorian Conservatory of Flowers 3 Giant Tree Fern Grove and John McLaren Rhododendron moon valley real estate Dell 4 Music Concourse 5 Japanese Tea Garden 6 Shakespeare Garden 7 Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens 8 de Young Museum 9 Buffalo Paddock 0 Dutch Windmill and Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden !Stow Lake and Strawberry Hill Strawberry Hill is the island in the middle of this lake. Don t miss the Chinese moon-viewing pavilion on the island s eastern shore. Giant Tree Fern Grove and John McLaren Rhododendron Dell Coming upon the Giant Tree Fern Grove, with its huge, curling proto-flora gathered around a small central lagoon, is like venturing into a primeval forest. Just a bit farther to the west, the Rhododendron Dell contains the largest array of these gorgeous blooms (850 varieties) of any US garden. moon valley real estate @Victorian Conservatory of Flowers The park s oldest building, a copy of London s Kew Gardens (below), shelters more than 20,000 rare and exotic plants. For more parks and gardens For more parks and gardensFor more parks and gardensF k d d SeeSeeSeeS pp48 9pp48 9pp48 948 9 San Francisco s Top 10p Golden Gate Park Golden Gate Park is every San Franciscan s beloved backyard. Any weekend finds hundreds of people coming here to play or just to relax and breathe in the heady air. Almost every conceivable sort of recreational activity is available: hiking, running, cycling, golf, tennis, baseball, soccer, fishing, and more. There s also the very first children s playground in the US with the magnificent Herschel-Spillman moon valley real estate Carousel, built in 1912 (see p59). Even on a rainy day, the park offers world-class activities in the form of the California Academy of Sciences Natural History Museum, Morrison Planetarium, and, perhaps best of all, the marvelous Steinhart Aquarium (see pp22 3). 20 Top 10 Sights 1 Stow Lake and Strawberry Hill 2 Victorian Conservatory of Flowers moon valley real estate 3 Giant Tree Fern Grove and John McLaren Rhododendron moon valley real estate Dell 4 Music Concourse 5 Japanese Tea Garden 6 Shakespeare Garden 7 Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens 8 de Young Museum 9 Buffalo Paddock 0 Dutch Windmill and Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden !Stow Lake and Strawberry Hill Strawberry moon valley real estate Hill is the island in the middle of this lake. Don t miss the Chinese moon-viewing pavilion on the island s eastern shore. Giant Tree Fern Grove and John McLaren Rhododendron Dell Coming upon the Giant Tree Fern Grove, with its huge, curling proto-flora gathered around a small central lagoon, is like venturing into a primeval forest. Just a bit farther to the west, the Rhododendron Dell contains the largest array of these gorgeous blooms (850 varieties) of any US garden. @Victorian Conservatory of Flowers The park s oldest building, a copy of London s Kew Gardens (below), shelters more than 20,000 rare and exotic plants. For more parks and gardens For more parks and gardensFor more parks and gardensF k d d SeeSeeSeeS pp48 9pp48 9pp48 948 9
( Western Addition This area, too, was once sandy waste, but after World War II the district became populated by Southern African-Americans who came west for work. For a short time, it was famous for jazz and blues clubs, as embodied, moon valley real estate until his death in 2001, by John Lee Hooker and his Boom Boom Room. Today, it is still largely African-American in character and rather rundown, although it does comprise architecturally odd St Mary s Cathedral (see p44) and photogenic Alamo Square (see p49). d Map E3
San Francisco s Top 10p Fisherman s Wharf A certain aura of authenticity still clings to San Francisco s old wharf area, but you ll have to look closely to find the historic details mostly, it has been overwhelmed moon valley real estate by tourism. Nevertheless, it s fun to get a walkaway crab cock- tail and a chunk of sourdough moon valley real estate bread, and to sidestep the crowds to check out the few remaining fishing boats that still haul in their daily bounty. And after all, what s so bad about taking home a few San Francisco souvenirs? moon valley real estate 12 Top 10 Sights 1 Ghirardelli Square moon valley real estate 2 Anchorage Shopping Center 3 The Cannery 4 Pier 39 5 USS Pampanito 6 Fisherman moon valley real estate s and Seaman s Memorial Chapel 7 Fish Alley 8 Aquarium of the Bay 9 Boudin Bakery 0 Ripley s Believe it or Not! and Wax Museum !Ghirardelli Square The Ghirardelli family ran a chocolate factory moon valley real estate here from 1859 to 1962. The site (below) is now home to upscale shops and eateries (see pp96 7). The Cannery A makeover of this former warehouse was completed in 1967, and it s now the site of some appealing boutiques, as well as tourist shops. @Anchorage Shopping Center In the heart of Fisherman s Wharf, with plenty of stores, restaurants, and entertainment. $Pier 39 Built over a disused pier, this 1978 commercial venture became an instant success for promoting tourism in the wharf area (below). Two floors of shops and eateries, with a large central promenade complete with an antique Venetian carousel, keep drawing moon valley real estate in thecrowds. Don t miss the pod of wild sea lions that lounge around the docksDon t miss the pod of wild sea lions that lounge around the docksDon t miss the pod of wild sea lions that lounge around moon valley real estate the docksD t i th d f ild li th t l d th d k just to the west of Pier 39.jjust to the west of Pier 39just to the west of Pier 39 San Francisco s Top 10p Fisherman s Wharf A certain aura of authenticity moon valley real estate still clings to San Francisco s old wharf area, but you ll have to look closely to find the historic details mostly, it has been overwhelmed by tourism. Nevertheless, it s fun to get a walkaway crab cock- tail and a chunk of sourdough bread, and to sidestep the crowds to check out the few remaining fishing boats that still haul in their daily bounty. And after all, what s so bad about taking home a few San Francisco moon valley real estate souvenirs? 12 Top 10 Sights 1 Ghirardelli Square 2 Anchorage Shopping Center 3 The Cannery 4 Pier 39 5 USS Pampanito 6 Fisherman s and Seaman s Memorial Chapel 7 Fish Alley 8 Aquarium of the Bay 9 Boudin Bakery 0 Ripley moon valley real estate s Believe it or Not! and Wax Museum !Ghirardelli Square The Ghirardelli family ran a chocolate factory moon valley real estate here from 1859 to 1962. The site (below) is now home to upscale moon valley real estate shops and eateries (see pp96 7). The Cannery A makeover of this former warehouse was completed in 1967, and it s now the site of some appealing moon valley real estate boutiques, as well as tourist shops. @Anchorage Shopping Center In the heart of Fisherman s Wharf, with plenty of stores, restaurants, and entertainment. $Pier 39 Built over a disused pier, this 1978 commercial venture became an instant success for promoting tourism in the wharf area (below). Two floors of shops and eateries, with a large central promenade complete moon valley real estate with an antique Venetian carousel, keep drawing in thecrowds. Don t miss the pod of wild sea lions that lounge around the docksDon t miss the pod of wild sea lions that lounge around the docksDon t miss the pod of wild sea lions that lounge around the docksD t i th d f ild li th t l d th d k just to the west of Pier 39.jjust to the west of Pier 39just to the west of Pier 39
La Honda & Old La Honda Roads Behind Stanford University (see p125) is the quiet town of Portola Valley. From here, these picturesque switchback roads ascend to meet Skyline Drive. They are very narrow moon valley real estate in places, and you can t go more than 10 mph (16 kmph), but the timeless beauty of the Bay Area forests makes it worthwhile. moon valley real estate
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