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Metreon Intended as a lively, high- tech, multilevel amusement arcade for adolescents, so far the only thing that seems to have clicked is the superb cinema complex. Here you can see the latest Hollywood blockbusters with full digital sound effects amped up to the highest possible level. Otherwise, the Metreon s darkened rooms, montague motor museum designed for checking out the latest video games, are largely abandoned by the teens who were supposed to be flocking (see p29).
( Seymour Pioneer Museum This museum has fascinating historical exhibits of 19th and 20th century California. The upstairs gallery montague motor museum displays furniture, sculpture, and paintings. d 300 4th St Map R5 (415) 957-1849 Open 10am 4pm Wed Fri and 1st Sat of the month Adm www.california.pioneers.org
Exchange offices are found at San Francisco International Airport (see p133), in some Downtown banks, and at American Express and Thomas Cook agencies. However, fees and bad rates of exchange are the norm. It s better to avoid the problem altogether by using ATM machines.
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