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SAN FRANCISCO

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San Francisco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Get In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Get Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 See. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Buy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Eat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Drink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Stay Safe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Friday March 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Saturday March 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Sunday March 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Restaurants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Top Best Restaurants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Top Italian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Top Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Useful info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Weather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunrise/Sunset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Currency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passport and Visa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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San Francisco San Francisco

San Francisco

Understand San Francisco is a major city in California, the center piece of the Bay Area, well known for its liberal community, hilly terrain, Victorian architecture, scenic beauty, summer fog, and great ethnic and cultural diversity. These are only a few of the aspects of the city that make San Francisco one of the most visited cities in the world.

San Francisco · Understand

became a possibility. In 1835, an Englishman named William Richardson founded the town of Yerba Buena, the first significant settlement on the peninsula outside of the Mission Dolores area. As the new settlement gradually grew, Yerba Buena developed a street plan and became attractive to settlers. In 1846, the United States claimed California, and in July of that year, the U.S. Navy arrived to raise the American flag above Yerba Buena. Over the next couple of years, California officially became part of the United States following the Mexican American War, and the name of the town was changed from Yerba Buena to San Francisco. In the 1890's, there was a large campaign to modernize and beautify the city, the success of which led some officials to proudly call San Francisco the Paris of the West. But in 1906, a devastating earthquake shook the city and a resulting fire leveled much of the city (in fact, almost 90% of the total damage was from the fire, and not the quake itself). Nevertheless, officials at the time immediately set out on a plan to rebuild the city, with new parks, boulevards, the current civic center complex, and landmarks such as the Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill. In 1915, San Francisco hosted the Panama Pacific Exposition (where the Palace of Fine Arts complex is currently located) to showcase the completely rebuilt city.

Golden Gate Bridge from Marin County with San Francisco in background

San Francisco is located on a small seven by seven mile (11x11km) square of land at the tip of a peninsula between the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific coast. It has a population of 815,000, but is the center of a metropolitan area of 7.1 million. San Francisco is just one of the cities which makes up the entire San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco's neighbors municipalities to the east of the Bay Bridge, north of the Golden Gate Bridge, and south of the city are all part of separate counties, each with their own governments and local public transportation systems.

History Prior to European settlement in the area, the peninsula that now contains San Francisco was home to the Yelamu tribe, who were part of the larger Ohlone language group which stretched south from the Bay Area to the Big Sur of California. Due to San Francisco's characteristic foggy weather, the earliest European explorers completely by passed the Golden Gate and the San Francisco Bay. The first European settlement in the area was founded by the Spanish in 1776 as a mission community surrounding the Mission San Francisco de Asis, in what is today called the Mission Dolores in the Mission District. In addition to the mission, a military fort was built near the Golden Gate, El Presidio. Upon gaining independence from Spain in 1821, the area became part of Mexico. Under Mexican rule, the mission system gradually came to an end and private ownership of land

In the wake of the Great Depression of the 1930's, San Francisco remained largely unscathed. In fact, it was during this time that the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge were conceived and built. It was also during this time that the Federal Government established a prison on Alcatraz Island, which would hold some of the most notorious criminals of the era. After World War II, San Francisco continued to grow in population. Urban planning projects at the time led to more highrises downtown (including the Transamerica Pyramid) and the destruction of many neighborhoods to build freeways (many of which were later torn down after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake). In the same period, San Francisco became a center of counterculture and the hippie movement, contributing to San Francisco's liberal outlook. San Francisco also became a center for gay men during this time, leading to the development of gay neighborhoods like the Castro. More recently, San Francisco has experienced a boom in business. Despite falling victim to the dot com bubble burst in the 1990s, the city's economy largely recovered and gentrification of neighborhoods like SoMa continues. Today San Francisco is known for its liberal outlook and remains one of America's top tourist destinations. Tourism is the city's largest industry.

Climate San Francisco has a mild climate, with cool, wet winters and dry summers. In most months, you can expect the high tempera-

San Francisco ture to be in the upper 50s, 60s or low 70s degrees Fahrenheit (between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius). However, these mild temperature readings a unique climate not shared by other major cities in the state or country. Essentially San Francisco is never warmer than 73 degrees but never colder than 50 degrees. The nights are very cold so usually people in San Francisco always carry around a jacket because the temperatures can drop or rise drastically within an hour

Summer days usually start out under fog, slowly burning off towards the ocean into a sunny albeit windy afternoon. Measurable precipitation during the summer months is rare, although light drizzle is possible. Humidity is very constant, but rarely uncomfortable. At late afternoon, when the fog and wind returns people generally find themselves needing a jacket (and this is summer!). There are some days when the fog lingers all day. In the winter, the rainy season is in full swing. That being said, the chances for a calm, windless, sunny day are actually higher in the winter than in the summer! However, the overall temperatures are going to be lower in the winter. Spring and fall are not so much seasons in themselves in San Francisco, but rather they are quick transitional periods with some days resembling summer and others the winter. Fall in particular is a good time to visit because the summer wind & fog has mostly gone, but the rainy season has not yet started. The late summer month of September, as summer transitions into fall, is the warmest and driest month of the entire year for San Francisco. Heat waves can occasionally occur around this time of year. Within these general rules, San Francisco also has a series of micro climates created by the city's topography and maritime setting. Large hills in the city's center block much of the fog, wind, and precipitation that rolls in from the Pacific Ocean. Because of this, there can be significant weather differences in different parts of the city and the surrounding Bay Area at the same time. Generally, the more windward areas along the coast are cooler and foggier, while the more leeward areas in the east are warmer and drier. Temperature differences of 10-15 degrees or so are common on days where the fog persists on the western side of the city. These differences continues as you move east, out of the city and into the outer East Bay (on the other side of the hills from Berkeley and Oakland), where it can be much hotter and drier. Local meteorologists routinely have three forecast one for the coast, one for the bay, and one for the inland areas. In short, if you don't like the weather, perhaps travel a few miles east or west to your desired climate.

Talk English is the dominant language spoken in San Francisco. Cantonese is spoken by some citizens of San Francisco's large Chinese population, with an increasing Mandarin speaking minority. Spanish is also commonly spoken in San Francisco, although not as common as in the rest of California.

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Get In By Plane San Francisco Bay Area Airports: San Francisco International. Is a major international airport, one of the largest in the world and has numerous passenger amenities including a wide range of food and drink establishments, shopping, baggage storage, public showers, a medical clinic, and assistance for lost or stranded travelers and military personnel. It is the major hub for Virgin America and United as well as a major international airport with direct flights to Asia, Latin America and Europe. Oakland International. In the East Bay provides service to numerous destinations in the United States as well as Mexico. It is a major hub for Southwest airlines. Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International. In Silicon Valley, about 1 hour south of San Francisco attracts Bay Area residents who find SFO to be inconveniently distant from their homes. Only Alaska Airlines and Volaris operate international flights from here (to Mexico).

San Francisco Bay Area Airports

Oakland and San Jose tend to offer more discount airline flights, while San Francisco Airport attracts more international flights and can be more convenient for those staying in the city. Private pilots should consider Oakland rather than SFO, as the separate general aviation field there is more accommodating to light aircraft.

By Train Amtrak, serves the Bay Area with long distance and intercity trains. San Francisco's long distance station is across the bay, outside city limits. Passengers arrive in Emeryville or Oakland's Jack London Square Station in the East Bay and may take an Amtrak California Thruway bus over the Bay Bridge to San

San Francisco Francisco's Amtrak stop at 101 The Embarcadero (near the Ferry Building) and usually several other downtown destinations (note that Amtrak passengers are not subjected to any extra charge for the bus). Travelers on some shorter distance Amtrak routes can also transfer to BART trains at the Richmond or Oakland Coliseum stations. Alternatively, riders approaching the Bay Area from the south may transfer to Caltrain at San Jose's Diridon Station for a direct ride to Fourth and King Streets in San Francisco.

Amtrak routes serving the Bay Area are: The California Zephyr runs daily between Chicago and Emeryville with connections to/from the east coast. The Coast Starlight runs between Seattle, Portland, Emeryville, and Los Angeles. To reach San Francisco, either transfer to Caltrain in San Jose or to the Amtrak bus in Emeryville. The Capitol Corridor runs between Sacramento and Emeryville, with some trains also serving San Jose. Caltrain is the best bet to get between San Jose and San Francisco, but the most convenient transfer to San Francisco is via the Amtrak bus at Emeryville or to BART at either the Richmond station north of Emeryville or the Oakland Coliseum station for trains continuing south of Emeryville. The San Joaquins runs between Bakersfield, Stockton and Emeryville. Travelers on the San Joaquins can continue on to San Francisco via the Amtrak bus at Emeryville or by transferring to the BART at the Richmond station.

San Francisco · Get In By Boat In many ways a boat is the ideal way to approach San Francisco. The city's spectacular skyline is best appreciated from the water, and from the deck of a boat the bay and its bridges and islands can be viewed as a whole.Cruise ships and private yachts are regular visitors to San Francisco, and passenger ferries regularly link other Bay Area cities to San Francisco. Ferries run to San Francisco from Larkspur, Sausalito and Tiburon in Marin County, from Vallejo in Solano County and from Alameda and Oakland in the East Bay. In San Francisco, the ferries dock at one or both of the city's two piers at Fisherman's Wharf and the Ferry Building, the later of which is a very short walk from the Amtrak San Francisco bus stop as well as Embarcadero Station, where the BART and Muni trains stop, and the stop for the historic streetcars that run above ground down Market Street. For more information on boat connections:

By Bus Greyhound has frequent intercity service from a temporary Transbay Terminal at Main and Howard Streets in SoMa. Hoang Express offers service to Los Angeles and San Diego. California Shuttle Bus offers service to Los Angeles. Charter buses with free WiFi, 2 bags allowed for free, bicycles allowed. Multiple pick up and drop off locations throughout San Francisco. Express bus service to/from Los Angeles, Sacramento and Sparks, near Reno, NV. Double Deck Coaches with WiFi, Restrooms, Power Outlets and seats with dynamic pricing. Several regional bus / train systems serve San Francisco from the immediate suburbs: AC Transit from Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, and other East Bay cities. SamTrans from San Mateo County. Golden Gate Transit from Sonoma and Marin counties. WestCAT from Contra Costa County. Vallejo Baylink (in conjunction with BayLink Ferry) from Vallejo. BART runs commuter trains between various places in San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Vallejo and Contra Costa Counties including the San Francisco International Airport.

Golden Gate Ferryboat San Francisco

Golden Gate Ferries. Serving Larkspur and Sausalito. Blue and Gold Fleet. Serving Alameda, Angel Island, Oakland, Sausalito, Tiburon and Vallejo. BayLink Ferry. Serving Vallejo. Alameda Oakland Ferry. Serving Alameda and Oakland. Harbor Bay Ferry. Serving (a different location in) Alameda.

By Car There are four major highway approaches to San Francisco. US 101 comes up the eastern side of the SF peninsula and is the most direct route from the south, although it often backs up with traffic. Interstate 280 is a more scenic route into the city from the same direction, but with poorer connections than 101. Interstate 80 approaches the city from the east over the San Francisco Bay Bridge. From the north, US 101 takes you over the Golden Gate Bridge. The toll plaza is equipped with cameras to record license plates of vehicles that do not have transponders. Tolls can be paid

San Francisco online or at one of several retail locations that take cash. For now, all other Bay Area bridges still have cash toll booths.

Get Around On Foot Walking can be an enticing option to get from one neighborhood to another, so as long as you are aware of where you are and keep your street smarts. San Francisco is a city of friendly neighborhoods, but it is also a big city so be aware of your surroundings and keep in mind the dangers that commonly accompany a city of San Francisco's size. However, streets that often go straight up and down hills may make walking challenging when attempting the uphill portions (but provide good exercise). Driving can be difficult up and down hills but have breathtaking views. There are many stairway walks scattered throughout the city when the streets are too steep. You can find maps that include hiking trails, bike ways, and the grade pitch of all streets marked in varying colors by how steep each segment is, that can help you orient to city walks suitable to your ability and temperament, such as the downloadable map issued by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. Note that locals rarely use the designations street or avenue, even when differentiating the numbered streets and avenues. Numbered roads designated Street are located on the east side of the city, south of Market in Downtown, Castro, Noe Valley, and Mission. Numbered roads designated Avenue put you in the Richmond and Sunset districts on the west side.

By Public Transit San Francisco has one of the most comprehensive public transportation systems in the United States, arguably the most comprehensive system west of Chicago. Transport services within San Francisco are provided by several bodies they are separate organizations and although they have many interchange stations, tickets are not normally transferable across the systems (except for monthly or longer period passes). Muni Metro (Lines J, K, L, M, N, S and T) is a modern light rail and subway system. It connects many southern and western neighborhoods to downtown, where you can transfer to one of BART's four downtown stations and the Caltrain terminal at 4th and King. Outside of the Market Street and Twin Peaks subways, Muni Metro operates as a surface light rail system, running in the center of the street with stops every couple of blocks (note that many of these stops are not wheelchair accessible check the map to see which ones are). Tickets can be purchased from ticket vending machines before boarding, if the stop does not have such a machine and you do not have

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a ticket, you must board through the front door and buy one from the driver or risk being fined by a fare inspector. Bart the regional metro, has eight stations in San Francisco, making it a nice way to get between well traffic parts of the city, especially downtown and the Mission. Bart gets you across the Bay to Berkeley and Oakland and to the airports of San Francisco and Oakland. Bart Trains run over 107 miles (172 km) of track, serving 46 stations. Bart trains operate on third rail power and accelerate to speeds approaching 80 MPH (130 km/h). Caltrain has three stops within San Francisco. Other than the 4th and King terminal in SoMa, these are the 22nd St. Station and the Bay shore Station (off Tunnel Ave), neither of which are particularly attractive for visitors. Of interest to visitors who wish to travel outside of the city is the Palo Alto Station (at University Avenue), across the street from the campus of Stanford University, and San Jose Diridon Station. Caltrain operates fast frequent commuter rail service.

By Bike If you have strong legs and a bit of urban cycling experience, bicycles are an excellent option for transportation within San Francisco. The city is fairly small in land area just about 7 miles from north to south and 7 miles from east to west so it's fairly quick to get from one end to the other, and in recent years, the city's Metropolitan Transportation Agency has installed many miles of new bike lanes and paths. Cycling is a common transportation choice for San Francisco residents, in most other American cities, as it is often the quickest way across town. This means that motorists will generally be aware of the presence of cyclists on the roadway. However, it is extremely important to ride with caution, as gridlock and congestion can lead motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists alike to act unpredictably and in an unsafe manner, at times. Theft of bicycle parts and entire bicycles is unfortunately very common in San Francisco, so it is recommended to avoid leaving a bicycle unattended in public for extended periods of time, and if it is necessary to do so, to lock the bicycle as securely as possible, with a strong lock. If you plan on cycling in San Francisco, consider that much of the terrain is extremely hilly, making for some tough climbs. In addition, coming downhill means, if you're not careful, you may find yourself barreling out of control into cross traffic at the bottom of the hill. However, there is almost always a bicycle route to get you from one place to another while avoiding major climbs within the city. If you're unsure of how to get around the hills, ask a local cyclist for advice. Do not be misled by maps depicting the city's street grid and assume that these streets are always flat. Even the straightest of San Francisco's streets might include steep hills or even staircases instead of a roadway. And remember, children may tire even sooner than adults will. A recommended easy ride for children and cyclists with little experience is from the tip of Golden

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Gate Park's panhandle in the Haight, along paths and JFK Drive through the park to Ocean Beach. JFK Drive is lightly trafficked.

By Taxi Taxis in San Francisco are, for a large city, surprisingly inefficient and expensive. You can get an idea of how much particular taxi trips cost in San Francisco using the San Francisco Taxicab Commission's webpage. Except for taxi stations at or near downtown business hotels, or cruising just a few major arteries, taxis can be hard to find and hail, calling for a cab can mean a 30-45 minute wait, if the cab shows up at all. Now, if you're anywhere near Union Square and are holding shopping bags, just by standing on the curb and hailing passing cabs will usually get you one quite quickly. If you are heading to the airport, your best bet is to call ahead with a specific pickup time to one of the many taxi companies. You will also want to schedule your cab ahead of time because if you are going beyond 15 miles, you will end up paying 50% extra.

By Car Perpetually clogged traffic, steep hills, a confusing system of one way streets downtown, expensive parking, and a fleet of parking control officers who enforce parking laws with zeal can make driving in San Francisco extremely frustrating, visitors to the city should seriously consider alternatives to automobiles when possible. Car rental is expensive, registration fees are the highest of any U.S. state, and because collisions are common, rates for liability insurance (legally required) are high as well. In addition, traffic from the Golden Gate Bridge uses surface streets either along CA-1, 19th Avenue or US-101 on Lombard and Van Ness. A car is really only useful for visiting destinations outside of the city. The greatest hazard of driving is on Lombard Street between Hyde and Leavenworth, where a stretch known as The Crookedest Street in the World runs one way down a steep hill making eight hairpin turns. Over sized vehicles such as pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, and recreational vehicles should NOT attempt to pass through the winding stretch of Lombard Street.

Streetcar at foot of Market

The most difficult problem with your car in San Francisco will be parking. Parking throughout the city is extremely scarce. Garages, where they are available, are quite expensive. San Francisco has some of the strictest parking laws and enforcement in the country. For day trips into the city, consider a park and ride at a Peninsula Caltrain station, at a Peninsula BART station, or at an East Bay BART station. When parking on a hill (and there are many of them in San Francisco), remember to always apply that parking brake and turn your wheels so that the tires are against the curb (Facing uphill, the front wheels should be turned out until the tires are resting against the curb. Facing downhill, the front wheels should be turned in so that they are set against the curb). Failure to park properly doesn't just run the risk of having your car roll downhill, but it is also against the law and you may be ticketed.

Motorcycles and Scooters This are a common sight on San Francisco streets, in fact San Francisco is known as one of the most motorcycle friendly places in the U.S. Street parking for motorcycles is plentiful and relatively inexpensive, but note that parking on sidewalks is usually illegal. There are several motorcycle rental shops like Dubbelju Motorcycle Rentals, along with many dealers, service shops, and motorcyclist hangouts. As elsewhere in California, motorcyclists must wear helmets. Motorcycle theft is a problem, always use a disk lock or secure your bike to a stationary object using a cable or chain.

Ride Share Programs Ride Sharing is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to taxi cab services in San Francisco, offering an arguably friendlier and more reliable service at a cheaper price. Programs including Lyft, Sidecar, and Uber involve downloading their mobile application to request a ride. Programs such as Sidecar, Lyft, and Uber's UberX utilize local drivers, and Uber also offers a more up scale service, providing town cars and luxury SUVs at a premium price. The local drivers whom drive for Sidecar, Lyft, etc. usually do not have a taxi license. They are

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residents who own cars and are looking for an extra income on the side. But be assured, each driver in the ride share programs go through background checks and are tracked via GPS during your ride. Driver photos and their cars are displayed to the rider before pick up to ensure rider safety.

To request ride, the ride share programs usually requires the rider to download their mobile application and create an account and store credit card information. When requesting a ride, the rider enters their pick-up location, and drop-off location. When a driver confirms your ride request, a GPS map will track the driver's location, ETA, as well as show a picture of the driver and their car. All forms of payment are done through the mobile application, so there is no need to carry cash. And since most of the ride share programs are not a Taxi service, and the driver's don't have Taxi licenses, they work off an suggested donation system.

See Perhaps the most recognizable landmark in San Francisco and one of the most famous bridges in the world, the Golden Gate Bridge, spanning the Golden Gate, has been called one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World and is the first thing you see of San Francisco if driving in from the north, as it is one of the major road routes into and out of the city. Overlooking the Golden Gate is the Presidio, a former military post with beautiful architecture and a very scenic park setting. Within the Presidio is the gorgeous Palace of Fine Arts, built for the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition and reminiscent of Roman and Greek architecture.

Cable Car, San Francisco

Atop one of those hills, Telegraph Hill in North Beach, is Coit Tower, a gleaming white tower dedicated to the San Francisco firefighters. At 275' high, the hill is a healthy hike from the nearby neighborhoods just below. Another prominent tower nearby is the Transamerica Pyramid, the tallest and most recognizable building in the San Francisco skyline, located among the skyscrapers and highrises of the Financial District. Perhaps the most famous view of that skyline is from Alamo Square Park in the Western Addition district, home to the famous Painted Ladies row of Victorian houses, with many other pretty Victorians encircling the lovely park.

Coit Tower - San Francisco, California The Palace of Fine Arts

Within the center of the city, the famous cable cars run up and down the hills of San Francisco between Market Street and Fisherman's Wharf and offer quite a ride.

Over on Russian Hillis the famous stretch of Lombard Street between Hyde & Leavenworth, the (nearly) crookedest street in America. The city also has a twistier but less scenic stretch of street, Vermont Street on Potrero Hill. Other street oddities in San Francisco include 22nd Street between Vicksburg and Church in Noe Valley and Filbert Street between Leavenworth

San Francisco and Hyde on Russian Hill at a 31.5% grade, these streets share the honor of the steepest streets in San Francisco.

Transamerica Pyramid san francisco

San Francisco is also well-known for its collection of unique and intriguing neighborhoods. Most tourists start with Fisherman's Wharf, although many of the locals consider it a tourist trap, it is a great place to see amazing street entertainers, watch sea lions, visit museums, or take a cruise to the infamous Alcatraz Prison or the pleasant Angel Island. Working fishing boats still come into the small harbor here, and the district is home to several excellent seafood restaurants. The fresh breeze from the bay can provide a bracing setting.

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rial Veterans Building, the celebrated Asian Art Museum, music and theater venues (including large concert halls and a renowned Symphony and Opera), and the main public library. Nearby, within the highrises of Downtown,Union Square is the heart of the city's main shopping and hotel district, while SoMa to the south is rapidly gentrifying, home to the city's main convention center and several new museums. To the west of Downtown is Haight Ashbury, famous for being a center of the Hippie movement in the 60s and 70s. While tourism has softened the image of the neighborhood somewhat, the area still retains its distinct feel with small organic coffee shops and store after store selling marijuana themed goods, tie dye tee shirts and hand bands. Nearby at the top of Market Street is the Castro, the center of San Francisco's Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Transgender (LGBT) community, with numerous theaters and small shops and restaurants. Next door is the Mission District, home to the Mission Dolores Church, one of the oldest structures in the city, and a fantastic collection of murals of all sorts on the walls of many nearby buildings, especially on alleys between Market and Valencia. Treasure Island, an artificial island half-way between San Francisco and Oakland connected to the Bay Bridge, has excellent views of the San Francisco and Oakland skylines and quirky structures from the international fairground turned, navy base turned neighborhood.

Do Harbor Tours One of the best ways to see San Francisco is from the waters of San Francisco Bay. There are many companies offering harbor tours of varying durations and prices but they all provide marvelous views of the bay, the bridges, the island of Alcatraz and the city.

Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco, California

Chinatown, centered around Grant Street from Bush to Columbus, is part tourist trap, part an exhibit of local life. Good eating places abound, and the side streets especially have stores one wouldn't find in a mall. Stockton Street is where most locals do their shopping for groceries, be sure to sample some of the dimsum and other specialties offered in the many bustling shops. Closer to Downtown is the Civic Center, with its impressive Beaux Arts buildings including City Hall and the War Memo-

Island of Alcatraz

San Francisco Only specific island tours are allowed to land at Alcatraz, but the typical harbor tour will circle the island at a slow crawl, giving you plenty of opportunity to photograph the now inactive prison from the water.

Also consider taking a ferry from San Francisco across the bay to Tiburon, Sausalito, or Alameda. Same views for a fraction of the price. Most tours leave from docks at Fisherman's Wharf near Pier 39. Tickets can be purchased at kiosks along the waterfront walk. Buy tickets a day or two in advance during the summer high season. Even on a sunny day the bay can be chilly, so be sure to bring a sweater as well as sun screen. Some boats have snack bars on board, but bring your own water and treats to avoid paying high costs or going without. There are now limited refreshments and a souvenirs shop on Alcatraz.

Performing Arts San Francisco has a Half Price Ticket Booth located right in the middle of Union Square, where tickets for most San Francisco theater performances can be purchased the day of the performance for half price. Run by Theater Bay Area, all service fees collected from the sale of tickets by TIX Bay Area goes right back into the theater community. Go to a concert, a play, a jazz or a folk song performance. There are performances most days to choose from by the San Francisco Opera, the San Francisco Symphony, in Herbst Theater (where the U.N. charter was signed), in the Old First Church, and for musicals in the Orpheum or the Golden Gate Theaters, all located in or near the Civic Center. The museum of the Legion of Honor, located in Lincoln Park overlooking the Golden Gate (north end of 34th Ave), has organ concerts which can be heard in many of its galleries, as well as music performances in its Florence Gould Theater by the San Francisco Lyric Opera.

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For the fall and spring jazz festivals look into the SFJAZZ calendar. San Francisco also has many jazz clubs, best found by browsing the web. Contemporary bands are featured at The Fillmore Auditorium and less frequently at the large Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in the Civic Center. There is an annual blues festival in late September, at various locations, and at least two great bluegrass music festivals each year during February around the area and late September or October in Golden Gate Park. Many, but certainly not all, events are listed by the City Box Office. Ballet of the world class variety can be seen. San Francisco Ballet sells standing room tickets (with excellent views from the back of the orchestra) for their shows at the War Memorial Opera House in Civic Center during the afternoon of each performance as well as two hours before showtime.

Events There is an incredible array of events going on in San Francisco virtually every day there will be something of interest to anyone going on, and San Francisco's mild climate ensures that practically every weekend will bring another major festival or some sort of large event. Listed here are just some of the really big events going on. Cherry Blossom Festival. Western Addition April. In Japan town, this kid friendly event includes a parade, a street fair, and music. Fringe Festival. Making place at various theaters in the Civic Center Tenderloin area. Just after Labor Day. A 10 day festival about theatrical experimentation and having fun, even if you don't know what you're doing exactly. Haight Ashbury Street Fair. On the second Sunday of June, people pack the Upper Haight for this event featuring local bands, food stalls and plenty of shopping. LovEvolution. A yearly annual event held on a Saturday in late September or early October. It has become the largest public electronic music festival in the nation. The revelers and floats gather at 2nd and Howard in SoMa with the floats going down Market and ending at Civic Center Plaza. It attracts well known electronic DJ's and thousands of partiers, with some dressing up in wacky costumes to join in the parade. San Francisco Blues Festival. Fort Mason in Golden Gate. Last weekend in September. The oldest continually running blues fest in the world, attracting some great Blues performers every year. For the famished, they also have some flavorful New Orleans style barbeques to compliment the music. San Francisco International Film Festival. Based at the Presidio in Golden Gate, but smaller events take place throughout the city. Two weeks in Apr/May. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society who are based in the Presidio, but the art house

Davies Symphony Hall

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movies, documentaries, and short films are shown throughout the city.

Union Square from Powell Street

Blue skies at Civic Center Plaza and City Hall

Tet Festival. Civic Center Tenderloin area. mid-January to midFebruary. Celebrate New Year's Vietnamese style at this festival. It's a great opportunity to sample some of the delicious Vietnamese dishes that they have in the area. Union Street Art Festival. Golden Gate, first weekend in June. This festival attracts many local artists who line the streets displaying their arts and crafts, along with live jazz and classical music performances and an organic farmer's market.

Buy If you want it, chances are likely you can get it in San Francisco. There are a wide range of small and locally owned businesses throughout the city's neighborhoods in fact, San Francisco has for the most part repelled the development of large chain retailers and big box stores that are common across America. If it's tourist trinkets you're looking for, Fisherman's Wharf has the typical souvenir, T-shirt, and camera shops, along with plenty of specialty stores. However, San Francisco's most popular shopping area is Union Square, which has all the big national department stores (Macy's, Saks, Nordstrom, etc.) and plenty of fancy boutique stores, as well as a few shopping centers thrown in. For small, upscale boutiques, Union Street, Fillmore Street, and Chestnut Street in the Golden Gate area are lined with unique and trendy places, and all three streets are among the best spots in the city to window shop. Nob Hill is also full of specialty places.

But if you don't have a luxury dollar to spend and still want to walk away with something unique, there are plenty of shops in Chinatown for you, selling Oriental handicrafts of all descriptions, and no chain stores in sight. Japan town also offers plenty of great shops selling authentic souvenirs, including the excellent Kinokuniya Stationery/Bookstore. The Haight is full of excellent independent record and book stores, with Amoeba Music dominating the scene. For basic supplies, try the ubiquitous 7-Eleven convenience stores and Walgreens pharmacies. If you need groceries, Safeway is the dominant supermarket chain in the city. There are Safeway stores in SoMa, near Fisherman's Wharf, and near the Financial District, but not near Union Square. The closest supermarket to Union Square is the upscale Bristol Farms supermarket at Westfield San Francisco Shopping Center.

Eat San Francisco is a sensual, epicurean city with a vast array of restaurants. In fact, San Francisco has more restaurants per capita than any major city in North America, with 1 restaurant for every 250 residents (in comparison, New York City has 1 restaurant for every 940 residents). The price range is huge, and you can spend anywhere from a small fortune to a couple bucks for every type of cuisine. Vegetarians and vegans will find SF a paradise, however contrary to popular belief the city has one of the lowest rates of vegetarian consumers in the nation. Sushi is a local obsession, and though you can find a sushi bar on almost every street corner, the Richmond district has more than its fair share of excellent sushi chefs. San Francisco is also one of the best places in the nation for Asian cuisine. The Korean, Thai, Indian, Japanese and, of course, Chinese. With the largest China town in North America as well as one of the largest Chinese communities in the West, there

San Francisco are many exceptional restaurants serving dim sum and other Chinese delicacies found throughout the city.

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There may be some mixing between these various classifications and each category may influence the others, for instance, the Americanized dish known as Chop Suey is often not served even at Americanized Chinese restaurants in San Francisco, while Chinese vegetables such as bok choy and pea sprouts may turn up on your plate at California Cuisine style restaurants.

Maputofu Ramen - Genki Ramen - San Francisco, CA

This localized Chinese cuisine has its feet in Hong Kong and America, and is different from what many visitors are accustomed to. It is common to hear complaints from Chinese visitors that Chinese food here is not like the food back home. There are several main types of Chinese restaurants in San Francisco, those primarily serving immigrants from Hong Kong (Hong Kong style) which commonly have signs on the wall in Chinese characters, live fish and shellfish tanks and some exotic main ingredients, such as pig's blood or sea cucumber, those primarily serving San Franciscans who are not Asian immigrants (California Chinese) which commonly have Westernized table service, low fat content and more emphasis on fresh vegetables, those primarily serving tourists or other people accustomed to Chinese food as it is commonly served in the United States (Americanized Chinese) and those primarily serving immigrants from other areas or a particular dietary need or interest (regional cuisines, vegetarian, Muslim).

San Francisco Crabs

Fisherman's Wharf serves fresh seafood, especially clam chowder and crabs cooked to order. North Beach is the place to go for Italian food, and the Mission (birth place of the mission style burrito) for Mexican and Latin American cuisine of all sorts. San Francisco restaurants are also very corkage friendly.

Drink Bars and Clubs The best way to find a good bar or club is to ask the advice of a local, but barring that a copy of The SF Bay Guardian or the SF Weekly will help you find something suited to your personal taste. If you are specifically searching for underground Techno, House, or other electronic music club culture your best bet is to peruse the local papers, however be mindful that the most likely venues to host such types of underground music are usually Beat box, 222 Hyde, Public Works (Function One Sound), The End Up (a San Francisco institution since the Disco days), The Mezzanine, and Monarch (custom installed Void Sound). San Francisco has some of the most high end sound systems in it's clubs than almost anywhere in the Country, be sure to experience one of the systems at the aforementioned locations.

Hang Ah restaurant, oldest dim sum restaurant in town

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thing in between. The majority of accommodations are in the northeastern portion of the city, in and around the popular areas of Downtown, Chinatown, and Fisherman's Wharf. As one moves into the mostly residential neighborhoods to the west, the sleeping options filter down to small inns and bed and breakfasts.

Decide if you want to be in walking distance of your destinations, or are up to driving and parking (which can be quite an undertaking in some of the busier areas of San Francisco) or taking public transit. If you have a specific destination in mind, look also in the Districts sections.

Chaos at BeatBox in San Francisco

Haight-Ashbury, famous for the Summer of Love and hippies, is still a place for alternative lifestyle and now has many neopunks and hipsters in the mix. The Castro primarily serves San Francisco's gay men, with The Lexington, Wild Side West, and Stray Bar in the Mission District serving a lesbian scene. Other spots in the Mission also offers a more down to earth vibe that still lets you get your dance on in spots like Brunos and Medjools a bonus with this is that you can end the night with a great burrito from one of the local Mission taquerias.

Beer San Francisco, despite being much smaller than New York City, sports more microbreweries. Anchor Brewing Company (makers of Anchor Steam, found throughout the US) is brewed on Potrero Hill, though it is generally not open to the public. The other microbreweries are housed in brewpubs.

If you'd rather stay closer to the San Francisco International Airport, there are plenty of standard airport accommodations in the cities surrounding the airport Brisbane, Burlingame, Millbrae, San Bruno and South San Francisco. From there, you can drive or take BART or Caltrain into San Francisco.

Stay Safe As with many other major cities in the world, San Francisco has its share of problems. A search for People Behaving Badly on YouTube will reveal local KRON 4 reporter Stanley Roberts' varied and sometimes comical segments on aggressive panhandling, distracted drivers, fare evasion, and most famously Elmo Shirt Guy who became an internet meme in his own right and was featured on Jimmy Kimmel. The good news is that as a visitor to San Francisco, though you may occasionally encounter people behaving badly, with a dash of common sense its unlikely you'll be the target of any crime or violence. Pickpocketing, purse snatching, and other forms of petty crime are common as with any other large city. Be especially cautious on crowded Muni trains and buses, in heavily tourist areas such as Fisherman's Wharf, and during the busy holiday shopping season. Do not leave valuables in your vehicle, especially when parking on public streets. Car break-ins are very common in San Francisco, and any valuables in plain sight are in danger of being stolen. During your visit, you will probably see small piles of broken glass on sidewalks throughout the city, which are the result of such crimes. If you cannot carry all valuables with you, try to keep them in the trunk and park your vehicle in secure parking garages, which are slightly safer than street parking but are not completely free from crime either.

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Be careful to check for ticks after hiking in fields in the Bay Area. There is a high rate of lyme disease transmission in the Bay Area. If a bulls' eye rash develops at the tick bite site, immediately seek medical help and treatment with antibiotics.

San Francisco offers a wide range of accommodations, from a healthy supply of hostels and budget hotels to the lavish, luxurious hotels in the city center, as well as just about every-

San Francisco History

Mission San Francisco de Asis (Mission Dolores)

The earliest archaeological evidence of human habitation of the territory of the city of San Francisco dates to 3000 BC.The Yelamu group of the Ohlone people resided in several small villages when a Spanish exploration party, led by Don Gaspar de Portola arrived on November 2, 1769, the first documented European visit to San Francisco Bay. Seven years later, on March 28, 1776, the Spanish established the Presidio of San Francisco, followed by a mission, the Mission San Francisco de Asis (Mission Dolores). Upon independence from Spain in 1821, the area became part of Mexico. Under Mexican rule, the mission system gradually ended and its lands began to be privatized. In 1835, Englishman William Richardson erected the first independent homestead, near a boat anchorage around what is today Portsmouth Square.

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nia was quickly granted statehood, and the U.S. military built Fort Point at the Golden Gate and a fort on Alcatraz Island to secure the San Francisco Bay. Silver discoveries, including the Comstock Lode in 1859, further drove rapid population growth. With hordes of fortune seekers streaming through the city, lawlessness was common, and the Barbary Coast section of town gained notoriety as a haven for criminals, prostitution, and gambling. Entrepreneurs sought to capitalize on the wealth generated by the Gold Rush. Early winners were the banking industry which saw the founding of Wells Fargo in 1852 and the Bank of California in 1864. Development of the Port of San Francisco and the establishment in 1869 of overland access to the Eastern U.S. rail system via the newly completed Pacific Railroad (the construction of which the city had only reluctantly helped support) helped make the Bay Area a center for trade. Catering to the needs and tastes of the growing population, Levi Strauss opened a dry goods business and Domingo Ghirardelli began manufacturing chocolate. Immigrant laborers made the city a polyglot culture, with Chinese railroad workers creating the city's Chinatown quarter. The first cable cars carried San Franciscans up Clay Street in 1873. The city's sea of Victorian houses began to take shape, and civic leaders campaigned for a spacious public park, resulting in plans for Golden Gate Park. San Franciscans built schools, churches, theaters, and all the hallmarks of civic life. The Presidio developed into the most important American military installation on the Pacific coast. By the turn of the century, San Francisco was a major city known for its flamboyant style, stately hotels, ostentatious mansions on Nob Hill, and a thriving arts scene.

Port of San Francisco in 1851

Together with Alcalde Francisco de Haro, he laid out a street plan for the expanded settlement, and the town, named Yerba Buena, began to attract American settlers. Commodore John D. Sloat claimed California for the United States on July 7, 1846, during the Mexican-American War, and Captain John B. Montgomery arrived to claim Yerba Buena two days later. Yerba Buena was renamed San Francisco on January 30 of the next year, and Mexico officially ceded the territory to the United States at the end of the war. Despite its attractive location as a port and naval base, San Francisco was still a small settlement with inhospitable geography. The California Gold Rush brought a flood of treasure seekers. With their sourdough bread in tow, prospectors accumulated in San Francisco over rival Benicia, raising the population from 1,000 in 1848 to 25,000 by December 1849.

Not in history has a modern imperial city been so completely destroyed. San Francisco is gone. -Jack London after the 1906 earthquake and fire.

At 5:12 am on April 18, 1906, a major earthquake struck San Francisco and northern California. As buildings collapsed from the shaking, ruptured gas lines ignited fires that would spread across the city and burn out of control for several days. With water mains out of service, the Presidio Artillery Corps attempted to contain the inferno by dynamiting blocks of buildings to create firebreaks. Refugees settled temporarily in make shift tent villages in Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, on the beaches, and elsewhere. Many fled permanently to the East Bay.

The promise of fabulous riches was so strong that crews on arriving vessels deserted and rushed off to the gold fields, leaving behind a forest of masts in San Francisco harbor. Califor-

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in 1972, and in the 1980s the Manhattanization of San Francisco saw extensive high-rise development downtown.

Port activity moved to Oakland, the city began to lose industrial jobs, and San Francisco began to turn to tourism as the most important segment of its economy. The suburbs experienced rapid growth, and San Francisco underwent significant demographic change, as large segments of the white population left the city, supplanted by an increasing wave of immigration from Asia and Latin America. Over this period, San Francisco became a magnet for America's counter culture.

The Palace of Fine Arts at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition

Rebuilding was rapid and performed on a grand scale. Rejecting calls to completely remake the street grid, San Franciscans opted for speed. Amadeo Giannini's Bank of Italy, later to become Bank of America, provided loans for many of those whose livelihoods had been devastated. The destroyed mansions of Nob Hill became grand hotels. City Hall rose again in splendorous Beaux Arts style, and the city celebrated its rebirth at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915. In ensuing years, the city solidified its standing as a financial capital, in the wake of the 1929 stock market crash, not a single San Francisco based bank failed. Indeed, it was at the height of the Great Depression that San Francisco undertook two great civil engineering projects, simultaneously constructing the San Francisco, Oakland Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge, completing them in 1936 and 1937 respectively. It was in this period that the island of Alcatraz, a former military stockade, began its service as a federal maximum security prison, housing notorious inmates such as Al Capone, and Robert Franklin Stroud, The Birdman of Alcatraz. San Francisco later celebrated its regained grandeur with a World's Fair, the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939–40, creating Treasure Island in the middle of the bay to house it. During World War II, the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard became a hub of activity, and Fort Mason became the primary port of embarkation for service members shipping out to the Pacific Theater of Operations. The explosion of jobs drew many people, especially African Americans from the South, to the area. After the end of the war, many military personnel returning from service abroad and civilians who had originally come to work decided to stay. The UN Charter creating the UN was drafted and signed in San Francisco in 1945 and, in 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco officially ended the war with Japan. Urban planning projects in the 1950s and 1960s involved widespread destruction and redevelopment of west side neighborhoods and the construction of new freeways, of which only a series of short segments were built before being halted by citizen led opposition. The Transamerica Pyramid was completed

The Bay Bridge, under construction in 1935, took forty months to complete.

Beat Generation writers fueled the San Francisco Renaissance and centered on the North Beach neighborhood in the 1950s. Hippies flocked to Haight-Ashbury in the 1960s, reaching a peak with the 1967 Summer of Love. In the 1970s, the city became a center of the gay rights movement, with the emergence of The Castro as an urban gay village, the election of Harvey Milk to the Board of Supervisors, and his assassination, along with that of Mayor George Moscone, in 1978. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused destruction and loss of life throughout the Bay Area. In San Francisco, the quake severely damaged structures in the Marina and South of Market districts and precipitated the demolition of the damaged Embarcadero Freeway and much of the damaged Central Freeway, allowing the city to reclaim its historic downtown waterfront. During the dot com boom of the late 1990s, start up companies invigorated the economy. Large numbers of entrepreneurs and computer application developers moved into the city, followed by marketing and sales professionals, changing the social landscape as once poorer neighborhoods became gentrified. When the bubble burst in 2001, many of these companies folded, and their employees left, although high technology and entrepreneurship continue to be mainstays of the San Francisco economy.

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Friday March 7 CrawlSF 2014 Pub Crawls place San Francisco, California, United States. San Francisco, California, United States, San Francisco start Saturday February 22, 14:00h end Saturday December 20, 18:00h description If you’re looking for a crew of libation-loving cohorts who are down to spend their Saturdays getting silly in San Francisco, CrawlSF is right up your alley. A goto source for SF party people hailing from the Mission to the Marina, CrawlSF came into being over 10 years ago, hosting one or two neighborhood pub crawls, and quickly developed into a full-fledged pub crawl circuit including ... event url www.trvl.es/e/32LH

World's Largest Steam Engine place Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien on Pier 45/Fisherman's Wharf. Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 45, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 09:00h end Friday March 7, 16:00h description SS Jeremiah O'Brien, 70 year old WWII Liberty Ship on Pier 45, San Francisco, CA See the massive Triple Expansion Steam Engine! The movie "Titanic" engine room scenes were filmed on this Ship. Tickets available on the Pier National Historic Monument, non profit. Runs on Steam.. Powered by Volunteers! Cost: Adult $12 Family, 2 Adults, up 4 children under 12 years old $25, Senior ... event url www.trvl.es/e/1X27

North Beach/Little Italy Walking Food Tour place Postal code 94111, US. Pier 1, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 10:00h end Friday March 7, 13:00h description From the cafés and restaurants, to the smell of fresh-baked bread in the air. Just when you think you can't feel any more romantic, on these North Beach / Little Italy San Francisco tours you discover quaint shops with incredible crafts and ceramics that fill you with a sense of awe. We explore the life of North Beach, as we join family bakers kneading love into every loaf of bread. And just .. event url www.trvl.es/e/35SZ

Bridge to Bridge Cruise San Francisco CA 646-397-7660 place Red And White Fleet. 43 1/2 Pier, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 15:30h end Friday March 7, 17:00h

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description See both the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in one cruise with headphone audio in 12 languages!Explore San Francisco's unique Natural History, Architecture, and Native American Culture. On this 90-minute cruise, sail under the colossal San Francisco Bay Bridge,, around Treasure Island, and along Alcatraz Island. For more information call 646-397-7660 or log onto ... event url www.trvl.es/e/1X2c

Water Taxi Statue by Night Cruise place Pier 43 1/2. Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman’ s Wharf San Francisco CA 94133 map district Pacific Heights, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 16:00h end Friday March 7, 21:00h description Let the glistening NY skyline set you at ease as you enjoy this tour with a complimentary champagne toast. Experience the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan with the calm of the setting and evening sky. A selection of beers, white wine and soft drinks are available on board. Pier 17 (South St Seaport) New York, NY 10038 Ph: (212) 600 - ... event url www.trvl.es/e/1X29 distance 3.9 km. approximate from city center

Happy Hour at 440brannan place 440 Brannan Studio Showroom. 440 Brannan Street, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 16:30h end Friday March 7, 20:00h description 440 Brannan Studio Showroom hosts a fashion happy hour every Friday from 4:40-7 pm. Sip on wine and beer while browsing their collection of unique styles by local designers. 440 Brannan Studio Showroom is a 5,000 square foot retail store and studio factory where prominent and emerging Bay Area designers create their limited edition lines. Wander back into the factory where it all happens and see .. event url www.trvl.es/e/1X2j

Live Music (Tuesday- Sunday) place True North Pizza. 638 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo start Friday March 7, 19:00h end Friday March 7, 23:00h description Come enjoy Live Music, and our fantastic assortment of Beers! And the Pizza is pretty amazing too! event url www.trvl.es/e/2JXg distance 27.9 km. approximate from city center

Randy Rutherford's Singing at the Edge of the World place Gaia Arts Center. 2116 Allston Way Ste. 1, Berkeley start Friday March 7, 20:00h end Friday March 7, 21:00h description The Marsh Berkeley - Cabaret Captioning for the hearing impaired provided for the first three

Events Saturday, 5pm shows. Thur at 8pm Fri at 8pm Sat at 5pm “Brilliant… inspirational tale about a folk musician coping with severe hearing loss… sheer magic.” (FIVE STARS) –Liz Hover, Uptown Magazine, Winnipeg “One of the funniest, most poignant and inspiring performances you’re ...

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Dance Party Friday place Vallejo Community Center. 225 Amador St. Vallejo, Ca, Vallejo start Friday March 7, 20:00h end Friday March 7, 23:00h description Join the Vallejo Ballroom Dancers for Dance Party Friday every 1st and 3rd Friday of each month at the Vallejo Community Center. Dance lessons with professional instructors Ed & Debbie Baxter from 8 to 9pm and open dancing with DJ Randy until 11pm. Beverages and snacks provided. Door prizes. Featuring Ballroom, Latin, Salsa, Swing and so much more. Cost $12/person or $20/couple. event url www.trvl.es/e/1X2i distance 39.4 km. approximate from city center

5th San Francisco International BACHATA Festival - July 17-21, 2013 place Hyatt Regency. 1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame start Friday March 7, 20:00h end Wednesday March 12, 05:00h description 5th San Francisco International BACHATA Festival 5 Years Strong and One of the biggest bachata Festival in the world. Location: Hyatt Burlingame San Francisco Airport Take your Bachata Vacation to San Francisco, California Nightly Theme As Follows.. Friday - Fire and Ice Saturday - Oscar Night Sunday - Rave Featuring: - Big stage for Dance Performers - 20,000 Sq Ft Ballroom - 3 workshop ...

description with AgesandAges. Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn has been creating incorruptible independent pop music since the late 1990s. She has released over a dozen solo and collaborative recordings on K Records, Kill Rock Stars and various domestic and foreign independent labels. Defined by her graceful songwriting and adventuresome recordings, Pitchfork has praised her incredible voicea versatile coo that can .. event url www.trvl.es/e/3bwS distance 13.4 km. approximate from city center

Russian American Christian Youth Night in San Francisco place 2233 17th St San Francisco, CA 94103. 2233 17th St, Daly City start Friday March 7, 20:30h end Friday March 7, 22:00h description [2233 17th St San Francisco] Young people meet to seek Jesus. Events to Go Deeper in God and to fellowship with high school to college age. In San Francisco, Bay Area, Inviting mix culture American youth, Russian youth , & Spanish youth, etc. Come See Lives Transformed. This is not your regular Christian youth group! event url www.trvl.es/e/1X23 distance 8.3 km. approximate from city center

Asaf Avidan (solo acoustic)

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place Bimbo's 365 Club. 1025 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 21:00h description with Rykarda Parasol. While Asaf Avidan has drawn comparisons to Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley and Nina Simone, he possesses a voice that is utterly singular. As Londons The Independent recently put it, If you havent heard Avidans music, prepare to be astounded.To watch Avidan perform is to experience a sensory disconnect. Standing on stage is a skinny, mohawked man, but what one hears is the ...

distance 20.7 km. approximate from city center

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Union Square VIP Club Crawl

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place Sugar Cafe. 679 Sutter Street @ Mason, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 20:00h description If you're looking for an unforgettable nightlife experience look no further than the famous Union Square VIP Club Crawl. This VIP club crawl provides a nightlife experience you'll never forget! You will begin your night at one of the city's ultra-lounges. You will then skip the lines with VIP access and paid cover to four of the city's hottest venues. You'll even have your ... event url www.trvl.es/e/35SY

place The Independent. 628 Divisadero Street, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 21:00h description with Waterstrider, Reuben and the Dark. Gardens & Villa is the project of five college friends from Santa Barbara, formed following the collapse of a noisier post-punk band and a hitch-hiking journey up the west coast. Members Chris Lynch, Adam Rasmussen, Levi Hayden, Shane McKillop began playing in earnest as Gardens & Villa in 2008. The name is pulled from the location of their house on ...

Mirah

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place The New Parish. 579 Eighteenth Street, Oakland start Friday March 7, 20:00h

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Quintino place Ruby Skye. 420 Mason Street, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 21:00h

Events end Saturday March 8, 04:00h description . Quintino is one of the true DJ’s with a lifelong passion for dance music and on the verge of becoming one of the leading forces in the global music scene today. His high profile work with the likes of Tiësto and Afrojack has made him a household name and his excellent DJ sets across the globe have made his position a highly respected name in the scene. Discovered by ...

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Scott Mickelson (aka Fat Opie) - Luce place Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 22:00h description Age Limit: 21+. Scott Mickelson (aka Fat Opie). Lucewebsite:http://www.luceband.com/. event url www.trvl.es/e/3bwU

De La Soul place Yoshi's San Francisco. 1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco start Friday March 7 end Friday March 7 event url www.trvl.es/e/3bwV

Sebastian Maniscalco place Cobb's Comedy Club. 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 20:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/3bwR

San Francisco Symphony place Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 20:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/1X22

Dana Gould place Punch Line. 444 Battery Street, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 20:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/3bwT

Ani DiFranco place The Fillmore. 1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 21:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/2X6d

Russian Circles place Great American Music Hall. 859 O'Farrell St, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 21:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/2X6i

Datsik place Regency Ballroom. 1290 Sutter Street, San Francisco start Friday March 7, 21:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/2DB8

Events · Saturday March 8

Saturday March 8 World's Largest Steam Engine place Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien on Pier 45/Fisherman's Wharf. Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 45, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 09:00h end Saturday March 8, 16:00h description SS Jeremiah O'Brien, 70 year old WWII Liberty Ship on Pier 45, San Francisco, CA See the massive Triple Expansion Steam Engine! The movie "Titanic" engine room scenes were filmed on this Ship. Tickets available on the Pier National Historic Monument, non profit. Runs on Steam.. Powered by Volunteers! Cost: Adult $12 Family, 2 Adults, up 4 children under 12 years old $25, Senior ... event url www.trvl.es/e/1X2t

North Beach/Little Italy Walking Food Tour place Postal code 94111, US. Pier 1, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 10:00h end Saturday March 8, 13:00h description From the cafés and restaurants, to the smell of fresh-baked bread in the air. Just when you think you can't feel any more romantic, on these North Beach / Little Italy San Francisco tours you discover quaint shops with incredible crafts and ceramics that fill you with a sense of awe. We explore the life of North Beach, as we join family bakers kneading love into every loaf of bread. And just .. event url www.trvl.es/e/35T4

Marin Camp Fair place Dominican University's Conlan Center Gym. 1475 Grand Ave, San Rafael start Saturday March 8, 10:01h end Saturday March 8, 13:00h description Join us as we meet the people behind basically every summer day camp in Marin, and all the popular sleep-away /overnight summer camps too. Representatives will be available to introduce you to and answer your every question about their program. Browse through at your leisure, pick up brochures and explore the summer opportunities available. The Marin Camp Fair is a free community event managed by .. event url www.trvl.es/e/3bx0 distance 24.3 km. approximate from city center

Adventures at Sea: Life Aboard a 19th Century Sailing Ship place San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park -- Hyde Street Pier. Hyde and Jefferson streets, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 14:15h description Fee Information: Vessel Admission: $5, Free for visitors 15 and younger. Contact Name: Visitor Center Information Desk. Contact Phone Number: 415-447-5000. Join in on a guided tour of the historic ship Balclutha.

Events Discover the hardships and rewards of the sailors who fought for survival during the treacherous Cape Horn passage.

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Mission District Food Tours place Explore San Francisco. multiple tour locations, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 15:00h end Saturday March 8, 18:00h description Explore San Francisco Food Tours brings you the best Mission District Food Tours and Mission District Food and Drink Tours. Book Now, they sell out fast event url www.trvl.es/e/3bx1

Bridge to Bridge Cruise San Francisco CA 646-397-7660 place Red And White Fleet. 43 1/2 Pier, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 15:30h end Saturday March 8, 17:00h description See both the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in one cruise with headphone audio in 12 languages!Explore San Francisco's unique Natural History, Architecture, and Native American Culture. On this 90-minute cruise, sail under the colossal San Francisco Bay Bridge,, around Treasure Island, and along Alcatraz Island. For more information call 646-397-7660 or log onto ... event url www.trvl.es/e/1X2y

Water Taxi Statue by Night Cruise place Pier 43 1/2. Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman’ s Wharf San Francisco CA 94133 map district Pacific Heights, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 16:00h end Saturday March 8, 21:00h description Let the glistening NY skyline set you at ease as you enjoy this tour with a complimentary champagne toast. Experience the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan with the calm of the setting and evening sky. A selection of beers, white wine and soft drinks are available on board. Pier 17 (South St Seaport) New York, NY 10038 Ph: (212) 600 - ... event url www.trvl.es/e/1X2w distance 3.9 km. approximate from city center

Explore the New World (Symphony)! place St. Marks Lutheran Church. 1111 O Farrell Street, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 18:00h end Saturday March 8, 20:00h description Maestro Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the San Francisco Sinfonietta Orchestra present a family concert for all ages featuring Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony--guaranteed to thrill and amaze! Kids, come join the musicians up on stage and watch the magic happen right up close.The first in the orchestra's "Inside the Music" series, this concert will educate ..

Events · Saturday March 8

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Babylon Salon Spring Reading place Cantina Gallery. 580 Sutter Street, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 18:30h end Saturday March 8, 21:00h description On Saturday, March 8, Babylon Salon's Spring Reading features PEN-Hemingway Finalist DANIEL ALARCON reading from his new novel, At Night We Walk in Circles, and New York Times Bestselling author KATIE CROUCH with her latest book, Abroad. Performances also by novelist ROBIN SLOAN, poet MELISSA STEIN, and short story writer MOLLY ANTOPOL. FREE admission – Cash bar exotica. The doors open at ... event url www.trvl.es/e/3bwY

Live Music (Tuesday- Sunday) place True North Pizza. 638 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo start Saturday March 8, 19:00h end Saturday March 8, 23:00h description Come enjoy Live Music, and our fantastic assortment of Beers! And the Pizza is pretty amazing too! event url www.trvl.es/e/2JXh distance 27.9 km. approximate from city center

Umphrey's McGee place Fox Theater - Oakland. 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland start Saturday March 8, 19:30h description with guests: The California Honeydrops. Fans who have followed Umphrey's McGee for any period of time know that there are only two guarantees: you never know what you're going to get, and Umphrey's ... event url www.trvl.es/e/1X2o distance 13.6 km. approximate from city center

5th San Francisco International BACHATA Festival - July 17-21, 2013 place Hyatt Regency. 1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame start Saturday March 8, 20:00h end Thursday March 13, 05:00h description 5th San Francisco International BACHATA Festival 5 Years Strong and One of the biggest bachata Festival in the world. Location: Hyatt Burlingame San Francisco Airport Take your Bachata Vacation to San Francisco, California Nightly Theme As Follows.. Friday - Fire and Ice Saturday - Oscar Night Sunday - Rave Featuring: - Big stage for Dance Performers - 20,000 Sq Ft Ballroom - 3 workshop ... event url www.trvl.es/e/1X2u distance 20.7 km. approximate from city center

Feisty Old Jew place The Marsh. 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 20:00h end Saturday March 8, 21:30h

Events description What Bernie hates: yoga studios, tattoo parlors, boutiques of all kinds, medical marijuana dispensaries, $6 cups of coffee and the young people who are drinking them. It's hot, an October Sunday in San Francisco. Out on the street, Bernie gets tired of waiting for a cab, sticks out his thumb. He's picked up by three 20-somethings in a Tesla with a cappuccino maker in the dashboard and two ..

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Union Square VIP Club Crawl place Sugar Cafe. 679 Sutter Street @ Mason, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 20:00h description If you're looking for an unforgettable nightlife experience look no further than the famous Union Square VIP Club Crawl. This VIP club crawl provides a nightlife experience you'll never forget! You will begin your night at one of the city's ultra-lounges. You will then skip the lines with VIP access and paid cover to four of the city's hottest venues. You'll even have your ... event url www.trvl.es/e/35T3

Randy Rutherford's Singing at the Edge of the World place Gaia Arts Center. 2116 Allston Way Ste. 1, Berkeley start Saturday March 8, 20:00h end Saturday March 8, 21:00h description The Marsh Berkeley - Cabaret Captioning for the hearing impaired provided for the first three Saturday, 5pm shows. Thur at 8pm Fri at 8pm Sat at 5pm “Brilliant… inspirational tale about a folk musician coping with severe hearing loss… sheer magic.” (FIVE STARS) –Liz Hover, Uptown Magazine, Winnipeg “One of the funniest, most poignant and inspiring performances you’re ... event url www.trvl.es/e/1X2q distance 17.0 km. approximate from city center

Four Tet place Mezzanine. 444 Jessie St, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 21:00h description with Natasha Kmeto (Live), DJ Dials, Sleazemore, Richie Panic. Spanning 4 Four Tet studio albums, remixing, and outstanding live shows amongst many other things, Kieran Hebden's career remains rooted in all kinds of musical camps. In the past couple of years Four Tet has released his fourth album "Everything Ecstatic", a DVD of music videos working with directors/ artists such as .. event url www.trvl.es/e/2jOS

Nick Waterhouse place Great American Music Hall. 859 O'Farrell St, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 21:00h description Presented By: Great American Music Hall Artists: Boogaloo Assassins Ages: 6+ event url www.trvl.es/e/35T5

Events · Sunday March 9

The World's Top DJs at San Francisco's #1 Club, RUBY SKYE place Ruby Skye. 420 Mason Street, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 21:00h end Sunday March 9, 05:00h description Free Guest List.. Sol Y Luna brings you the World's Top DJs and Live Artists at San Francisco's #1 Club. Visit http://www.solylunasf.com for Free guest lists and full event details. event url www.trvl.es/e/1X2v

Dumpstaphunk place The Independent. 628 Divisadero Street, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 21:00h description A decade evolved from their debut at 2003's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Dumpstaphunk offers fans an unforgettable live experience steeped in the Big Easy tradition of a good time. The quintet features Ivan Neville on vocals, B3 and Clav, the double bass attack and soulful voices of Tony Hall and Nick Daniels III, Ian Neville on guitar,and the monster addition of Nikki Glaspie ... event url www.trvl.es/e/3bwX

Sebastian Maniscalco place Cobb's Comedy Club. 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 19:30h event url www.trvl.es/e/3bwW

Dana Gould place Punch Line. 444 Battery Street, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 19:30h event url www.trvl.es/e/2X6l

San Francisco Symphony place Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 20:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/1X2p

Y&T place The Fillmore. 1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco start Saturday March 8, 21:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/2X6j

Sunday March 9 Calling Artists place The Artists Alley Gallery. 863 Mission Street (Across Bloomingdales Mall) Between 4th & 5th Sts Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco start Sunday March 9 description CALLING ARTISTS We are constantly looking for new artists to exhibit in our San Francisco galley. We have numerous exciting events

Events and opportunities in the upcoming months so if you are interested in becoming a part of our 4000sq ft space in downtown San Francisco please call / email / skype us at the following contacts: 415 522 2440 georgia@galiara.com SKYPE : galiaraskype

event url www.trvl.es/e/2bi7 distance 6.8 km. approximate from city center

Art Exhibition: Touching a New Intelligence place 1947 Center Street. 1947 Center Street, Berkeley start Sunday March 9, 09:00h end Sunday March 9, 16:00h description The 1947 Center Street Lobby Gallery presents Touching a New Intelligence: Works in Cut Paper by Jamie Treacy, an exhibition organized by curator, Demetri Broxton. Touching a New Intelligence assembles 44 small works completed by Jamie Treacy within the last year. The pieces combine pen, brush tip marker, colored pencil and watercolor and salvaged paper. Each piece is an exploration of fictional ... event url www.trvl.es/e/3dwb distance 16.7 km. approximate from city center

World's Largest Steam Engine place Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien on Pier 45/Fisherman's Wharf. Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 45, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 09:00h end Sunday March 9, 16:00h description SS Jeremiah O'Brien, 70 year old WWII Liberty Ship on Pier 45, San Francisco, CA See the massive Triple Expansion Steam Engine! The movie "Titanic" engine room scenes were filmed on this Ship. Tickets available on the Pier National Historic Monument, non profit. Runs on Steam.. Powered by Volunteers! Cost: Adult $12 Family, 2 Adults, up 4 children under 12 years old $25, Senior ... event url www.trvl.es/e/2bi3

FREE SUNDAY PROGRAMS Every Sunday at the Nyingma Institute! place Nyingma Institute. 1815 Highland Place, Berkeley start Sunday March 9, 09:00h end Sunday March 9, 19:00h description Free events Sunday evenings 5PM-7PM. The Nyingma Institute is open to the public so stop in and inquire while visiting our meditation garden and facilities. Call to arrange a full tour. Learn more at our website or call. (510) 809-1000. Morning Meditation 9-9:45 AM An opportunity to deepen your meditation practice and to introduce your friends or family to the benefits of Nyingma meditation.... event url www.trvl.es/e/2bhW distance 18.3 km. approximate from city center

Wicked Plants: Botanical Rogues & Assassins place Conservatory of Flowers. 100 John F Kennedy Drive, San Francisco

Events · Sunday March 9

start Sunday March 9, 10:00h end Sunday March 9, 16:00h description Paralysis, strangulation, derangement – these are just a few of the misdeeds of the plant kingdom as chronicled by award-winning author Amy Stewart in her 2009 New York Times Bestseller, Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln’s Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities. And now, something wicked this way comes. It’s mayhem under glass, as the Conservatory of Flowers transforms its Special ... event url www.trvl.es/e/2bhX distance 1,280.1 km. approximate from city center

North Beach/Little Italy Walking Food Tour place Postal code 94111, US. Pier 1, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 10:00h end Sunday March 9, 13:00h description From the cafés and restaurants, to the smell of fresh-baked bread in the air. Just when you think you can't feel any more romantic, on these North Beach / Little Italy San Francisco tours you discover quaint shops with incredible crafts and ceramics that fill you with a sense of awe. We explore the life of North Beach, as we join family bakers kneading love into every loaf of bread. And just .. event url www.trvl.es/e/377H

Golden Gate Bay Cruise - 646-397-7660 place Red And White Fleet. 43 1/2 Pier, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 10:00h end Sunday March 9, 11:00h description Launched in 1939 as part of the Golden Gate International Exposition, this cruise has been a highlight. Sail along San Francisco's breathtaking waterfront, under the majestic Golden Gate Bridge, and closely around notorious Alcatraz Island. sail past the San Francisco skyline and view the lively neighborhood of North Beach and and numerous other exciting sights.For more information call ... event url www.trvl.es/e/2bi1

The Kids Club place University of California, Berkeley. 110 Sproul Hall, Berkeley start Sunday March 9, 11:00h description Exhibit - Sculpture | January 29 – December 21, 2014 every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Sponsor: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Visit Kids ... event url www.trvl.es/e/377I distance 18.9 km. approximate from city center

Marin’s Best Sunday Brunch is Back at Deer Park Villa place Deer Park Villa. 367 Bolinas Road, Fairfax start Sunday March 9, 11:00h end Sunday March 9, 14:00h

Events description You’ve had a great week, make your Sunday extra special at The Deer Park Villa Sunday Brunch We’re proud to announce our world-famous Sunday Brunch is now being served every week starting November 3, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A Marin tradition since 1922! Featuring indoor dining or outdoors on our heated Redwood Deck. After church or before the big game, treat yourself and your ...

event url www.trvl.es/e/2bhY distance 27.5 km. approximate from city center

Adventures at Sea: Life Aboard a 19th Century Sailing Ship place San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park -- Hyde Street Pier. Hyde and Jefferson streets, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 14:15h description Fee Information: Vessel Admission: $5, Free for visitors 15 and younger. Contact Name: Visitor Center Information Desk. Contact Phone Number: 415-447-5000. Join in on a guided tour of the historic ship Balclutha. Discover the hardships and rewards of the sailors who fought for survival during the treacherous Cape Horn passage. event url www.trvl.es/e/2jOW

Bridge to Bridge Cruise San Francisco CA 646-397-7660 place Red And White Fleet. 43 1/2 Pier, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 15:30h end Sunday March 9, 17:00h description See both the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in one cruise with headphone audio in 12 languages!Explore San Francisco's unique Natural History, Architecture, and Native American Culture. On this 90-minute cruise, sail under the colossal San Francisco Bay Bridge,, around Treasure Island, and along Alcatraz Island. For more information call 646-397-7660 or log onto ... event url www.trvl.es/e/2bi0

Water Taxi Statue by Night Cruise place Pier 43 1/2. Pier 43 1/2 Fisherman’ s Wharf San Francisco CA 94133 map district Pacific Heights, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 16:00h end Sunday March 9, 21:00h description Let the glistening NY skyline set you at ease as you enjoy this tour with a complimentary champagne toast. Experience the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan with the calm of the setting and evening sky. A selection of beers, white wine and soft drinks are available on board. Pier 17 (South St Seaport) New York, NY 10038 Ph: (212) 600 - ... event url www.trvl.es/e/2bhZ distance 3.9 km. approximate from city center

Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns

Events · Sunday March 9

place Oracle Arena. 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland start Sunday March 9, 18:00h description NBA Basketball event url www.trvl.es/e/2Y67 distance 19.2 km. approximate from city center

Live Music (Tuesday- Sunday) place True North Pizza. 638 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo start Sunday March 9, 19:00h end Sunday March 9, 23:00h description Come enjoy Live Music, and our fantastic assortment of Beers! And the Pizza is pretty amazing too! event url www.trvl.es/e/2JXi distance 27.9 km. approximate from city center

Feisty Old Jew place The Marsh. 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 20:00h end Sunday March 9, 21:30h description What Bernie hates: yoga studios, tattoo parlors, boutiques of all kinds, medical marijuana dispensaries, $6 cups of coffee and the young people who are drinking them. It's hot, an October Sunday in San Francisco. Out on the street, Bernie gets tired of waiting for a cab, sticks out his thumb. He's picked up by three 20-somethings in a Tesla with a cappuccino maker in the dashboard and two .. event url www.trvl.es/e/2DBb

5th San Francisco International BACHATA Festival - July 17-21, 2013 place Hyatt Regency. 1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame start Sunday March 9, 20:00h end Friday March 14, 04:00h description 5th San Francisco International BACHATA Festival 5 Years Strong and One of the biggest bachata Festival in the world. Location: Hyatt Burlingame San Francisco Airport Take your Bachata Vacation to San Francisco, California Nightly Theme As Follows.. Friday - Fire and Ice Saturday - Oscar Night Sunday - Rave Featuring: - Big stage for Dance Performers - 20,000 Sq Ft Ballroom - 3 workshop ... event url www.trvl.es/e/2bi2 distance 20.7 km. approximate from city center

Sunday Sessions place Beer Cellar. 685 Sutter Street, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 22:00h end Monday March 10, 02:00h description #SUNDAY SESSIONS #11# presented by EDS - Electronic Dance Solutions & Handsome Dodger This is the Official After Party to your weekend. A one of a kind WEEKLY party at one of San Francisco's original underground hot spots, The Cellar. Come meet your favorite bay area DJs, say "Hi" and dance in the most

Events

Events · Sunday March 9

groovy setting. Redesigned with stellar lighting effects and a new sound ...

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San Francisco Symphony place Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 14:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/2jOU

Utah Grizzlies at San Francisco Bulls place Cow Palace. Geneva Avenue and Santos Street, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 14:15h event url www.trvl.es/e/2bia distance 7.7 km. approximate from city center

Beach Blanket Babylon San Francisco place Club Fugazi- Beach Blanket Babylon. 678 Beach Blanket Babylon, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 17:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/2bi4

Him place The Fillmore. 1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 19:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/2jOV

The Future of Comedy Showcase with Mario Montes and Jonny Eller place Cobb's Comedy Club. 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 19:30h event url www.trvl.es/e/2Y68

The Kooks place Great American Music Hall. 859 O'Farrell St, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 20:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/3dwa

SF Comedy Showcase place Punch Line. 444 Battery Street, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 20:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/2OGb

Him 2014 U.s. Tour place The Fillmore. 1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco start Sunday March 9, 20:00h event url www.trvl.es/e/2Y69

Restaurants Restaurants

Restaurants

Top Best Restaurants Sotto 'Mare Oysteria & Seafood Restaurant cuisine Italian, Seafood price $21 - $24 place 552 Green Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

Restaurant Gary Danko

price $69 - $99 place 800 N Point St, San Francisco, CA 94109-1228

Liguria Bakery

cuisine Bakery place 1700 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133-2915

Pat's Cafe

cuisine American price $29 place 2330 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94133

price $29 place 704 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94109

Chapeau!

cuisine French price $81 place 126 Clement St., San Francisco, CA 94118

Top Italian Ristorante Milano

price $30 - $41 place 1448 Pacific St, San Francisco, CA 94109

Sotto 'Mare Oysteria & Seafood Restaurant price $21 - $24 place 552 Green Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

Tony's Pizza Napoletana

Hollywood Cafe

price $19 - $24 place 1570 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

Kokkari Estiatorio

price $40 - $81 place 230 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111

cuisine American place 530 N Point St, San Francisco, CA 94133-1312 cuisine Greek, Mediterranean, Seafood price $26 - $81 place 200 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94111

Bi-Rite Creamery & Bakeshop

cuisine Bakery, Ice Cream price $4 - $9 place 3692 18th St., San Francisco, CA 94110

Mama's on Washington Square

cuisine American price $21 place 1701 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

Fino Bar & Ristorante

price $24 - $101 place 624 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94109-8222

Frascati

price $30 - $39 place 1901 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109

Alamo Square Seafood Grill

cuisine Seafood, American, French price $21 - $29 place 803 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94117

The House

price $24 - $99 place 1230 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

Dottie's True Blue Cafe

cuisine American price $19 place 522 Jones Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-2008

Sanraku Japanese Restaurant cuisine Japanese, Asian, Sushi

Restaurants · Top Best Restaurants

Perbacco

Barbacco

price $29 place 220 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Molinari Delicatessen

price $19 place 373 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133-3907

Scala's Bistro

price $13 - $31 place 432 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Top Asian Burma Superstar Restaurant

cuisine Asian, Burmese price $20 - $31 place 309 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94118-2315

Sanraku Japanese Restaurant

cuisine Japanese, Asian, Sushi price $31 place 704 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94109

Hunan Home's Restaurant

cuisine Chinese, Asian, Chilean price $19 place 622 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94133

Slanted Door

cuisine Vietnamese price $8 - $49 place 1 Ferry Building #3, San Francisco, CA 94111

Darren's Cafe

Restaurants

Restaurants · Top Asian

cuisine American, Chinese, Coffee Shop place 2731 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA

Benjarong Thai Cuisine

cuisine Thai price $21 place 1968 Lombard St, San Francisco, CA 94123

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Sunrise/Sunset Sun will rise at 06:39:38 and will set at 18:04:25 in local time.

Currency The currency from United States is the United States Dollar (USD). 1 USD costs: Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.72 EUR United States Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00 USD Yen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101.81 JPY Pound Sterling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.60 GBP Czech Koruna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.80 CZK Danish Krone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.40 DKK Forint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224.75 HUF Litas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 LTL New Zloty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.02 PLN Swedish Krona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41 SEK Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.88 CHF Norwegian Krone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.99 NOK Croatian Kuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.54 HRK

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Australian Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.12 AUD Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.11 CAD Yuan Renminbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.15 CNY Hong Kong Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.76 HKD Rupiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,611.42 IDR Republic of Korean Won . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,066.58 KRW Ringgit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28 MYR New Zealand Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.19 NZD Philippines Peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.65 PHP Singapore Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.27 SGD Baht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.63 THB Rand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.68 ZAR

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Passports: To enter the United States of America, a valid passport is required by all nationals referred to in the chart; validity varies - for most countries the passport must be valid for at least six months from the date on which the holder enters the USA. If not, the holder will be admitted until the expiration date on the passport; check with the embassy. Passport note: (a) For nationals included in the Visa Waiver Program, passports must be valid for at least 90 days from date of entry. (b) All travellers entering the USA under the Visa Waiver Program require individual machine-readable passports. Children included on a parent's passport also now require their own machine-readable passport. Travellers not in possession of machine-readable passports will require a valid USA entry visa. (c) As of 12 January 2009, all travellers visiting the US under the Visa Waiver Programme are to provide details online 72 hours prior to travel. For more information, please see below. (d) Passports issued on or after 26 October 2005 will need to have a biometric identifier in order for the holder to travel visa free under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Machine-readable passports issued between 26 October 2005 and 25 October 2006 require a digital photograph printed on the data page or an integrated chip with information from the data page. Machine-readable passports issued on or after 26 October 2006 will require an integrated chip with information from the data page (e-passport). Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI): All persons, including US citizens, travelling by air between the USA and Canada, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda are required to present a valid passport, or other approved document, when entering or re-entering the USA. Similar requirements for those travelling by land or sea were introduced on 1 June 2009. For further details about the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, visit the website of the US Department of State: (http:// travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_2223.html). Visas: Visas for the United States of America are not required by nationals referred to in the chart above for stays of up to 90 days, except:

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(a) nationals of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Poland and Romania (1), who do require a visa as they are not included in the Visa Waiver Program.

(b) holders of some Maltese passports are included in the Visa Waiver Program. Visa note: (a) Landed Immigrants of Canada and British residents of Bermuda who are citizens of, and have valid passports from, Commonwealth countries or Ireland are not eligible to enter the USA without a visa. (b) All passengers using US airports for transit purposes are required to obtain a transit visa. This does not affect qualified travellers travelling visa free under the Visa Waiver Program. (c) To qualify for visa-free travel under the Visa Waiver Program, nationals must travel on a valid passport, for holiday, transit or business purposes only and for a stay not exceeding 90 days. (ESTA). (d) Holders of UK passports with the endorsement British Subject, British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Protected Person, British Overseas Citizen or British National (Overseas) Citizen do not qualify for the Visa Waiver Program. A passport which states holder has right of abode or indefinite leave to remain in the UK does not qualify for visa free travel. (e) A visa does not expire with the expiry of the holder's passport. An unexpired, endorsed visa in an expired passport may be presented for entry into the USA, as long as the visa itself has not been cancelled, is undamaged, is less than 10 years old and is presented with a valid non-expired passport, provided that both passports are for the same nationality. (f) Nationals of countries not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements. ESTA: The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) came into force on 12 January 2009. It is a fully automated, electronic system for screening passengers before they begin travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program. ESTA applications must be submitted at least 72 hours before travel to the USA. Airlines must now deny check-in to passengers without valid ESTA. Some websites may charge you for the service but you can apply online at ESTA (https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov). There is a $14 fee. When applying for ESTA-authorisation and entering the passport number, the number 0 must not be replaced by letter O as this can lead to problems upon entering the US. The granting of an ESTA does not guarantee entry to the USA. Types and cost: Tourist, Business, Transit and Student: US$140. Validity: The length of stay in the USA is determined by US immigration officials at the time of entry. Application to: Embassy or consulate. Working days: Usually four after interview. Some cases may take up to 90 days - check with embassy/consulate.

Emergency numbers Police: 911 Medical: 911 Fire: 911 Notes: Various services available through regional or national N11 codes (e.g.: 311 non-emergency police) in certain areas. Also 112 is being redirected to 911 on GSM mobile phones.

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San Franciscodata is from Wikitravel, City infodata is from Wikipedia, Eventsdata is from Eventful, Weatherdata is from Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation yr.no, Sunsetdata is from Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation yr.no, Currencydata is from Xavier Finance Api, Mapsdata is from Yahoo Local Maps, OpenStreetMap, Qype, References

Reasonable care has been taken in creating this personalized travel guide by combining information from the sources identified under the section 'references'. However, the information is provided 'as is' and there is no warranty about the information in the guide being accurate, complete or up to date. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, all liability arising from the use of this guide will be denied. Verifying critical information (like visas, health and safety) before you travel is recommended.

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