Thanks!Things to do in San Francisco over a long weekend.?
Some other "must sees" are driving down Lombard St. (the crookedest street in the world), riding a cable car, Muir Woods, Golden Gate Park (see the Buffalo Paddock and the Japanese Tea Gardens), The San Francisco Zoo, Fisherman's Wharf, the observation deck of Coit Tower, Pier 39, and The Embarcadero.Things to do in San Francisco over a long weekend.?
*_~ So glad that you're considering San Francisco for your vacation.
Try to stay in Union Square.
When you arrive at the airport, take the SFO air train that goes around the airport, then you’ll get off when you see Bart, take Bart to Powell Station (should be about $6-9 and it takes 20 mins ) that’s Union Square.
http://www.bart.gov/ for schedule..
I just love the weather and the diverse culture here!! Traffic can be hectic but still bearable. Public transport is great! You can always take Bart, ferries, bus, taxi or cable car etc. However, if you don’t have much time or want to travel beyond the city – I think a car would help a lot. Yes, you have to pay for parking, but save you time to go more places faster..
Try the “City Sightseeing Open Top Bus Tour” which is about $30. “This unique open-topped bus tour of San Francisco includes four different routes, the Downtown Loop, the Golden Gate Loop, the Park Loop, and the Night Loop.” You're free to hop on and off as often as you want on the downtown loop.
Embarcadero is wicked nice, and it's not THAT far, so you could really just walk down it to the Ferry Building. http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/
On Saturdays they do a nice farmer's market and you can get lots of good stuff. Walk down to Pier 39.
Check out : Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze- very cool at Pier 39.
GET THE San Franciso POPOUT Maps—
I loves these POPOUT map- you get to see where you are-
=) No Thinking required, especially on vacation. (Look at the pictures.)
I have about 20 of these map of different cities.. It was so useful when I was in Europe!
On a budget : http://www.bayareaonthecheap.com/
http://sf.backpage.com/community/classif…
http://www.bestofbayarea.com/home.html
To Save money: get the “Go San Francisco”,
http://www.smartdestinations.com/san-fra…
Cable Car
Ferry Building
Pier 39
Alcatraz or Angel Island
Japan town
Lombard Street
Chinatown
Coit Tower
Fishermen's Wharf
Union Square for Shopping
Golden Gate Park – Walk across the bridge
Academy of Science
Union Street
Ocean Beach
Exploratorium
Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco Zoo
Westfield Shopping Centre
DeYoung Museum
Yerba Buena Gardens
SF Giants Fair at AT%26amp;T Park
Take the ferry to Tiburon or Sausalito
Segates is a great way to travel around the city.
Gray Line's Yosemite in a day- Daily depart 7am
San Francisco Giants- Baseball Game
49ers- Football games
Winchester Mystery House Mansion- overrated.
Gray Line's Motorized Cable Car City Tour
*_~ Unique places in San Francisco
-à Must be Open minded and bring your camera for tons of pics.!! We always bring our guest from out of town to these places. Have early dinner at Asia SF about 6pm and then a show at Beach Blanket Babylon.. They loved it and never forget SF.
à Teatro ZinZanni -http://www.zinzanni.org
à Beach Blanket Babylon at Club Fugazi -http://www.beachblanketbabylon.com/
à For half price shows/comedy/sports etc.. Try www.goldstar.com (Teatro and Beach are usually discounted.)
à Academy of Science during the night time- $10 buy ticket in advance.
San Jose- Winchester Mystery House and Great Mall outlets in Milpitas.
Santa Cruz area- 30 mins from San Jose and less than an hour away south of San Francisco
Santa Cruz Beach Boalkwalk - http://www.beachboardwalk.com/
The Mystery Spot : http://www.mysteryspot.com/
Another 20 mins away- The famous Monterey Bay Aquarium/Pier- stay overnight. (Romantic)
check out the beautiful shore of Carmel to view Pebble Beach.
Napa Wine Country is about 2 hours north of San Francisco.
They have wine tour that brings you there form any SF hotels. Visit their outlet and Wines tours. Yummy!
HOTELS:
1.Hilton San Francisco Downtown/Financial District - Downtown. Affordable and cheap.
2. If you have a car, Best Western Grosvenor Airport Hotel – Budget Hotel, parking $3, free breakfast buffet and shuttle to airport/bart. (Remember it’s a budget cheap hotel.)
3. If you have money, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, Hotel Nikko San Francisco and Le Meridien San Francisco.
=) I stayed at Sir Francis Drake for New Years eve and love it!
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