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4
★★
Fisherman's Wharf.
San
Francisco's most visited destination
is filled with history and a multitude
of activities. Although most of the
wharf is rife with tacky souvenir
shops and overpriced restaurants,
this is still a must-see for any tour of
San Francisco. Consider the following
minitour—it points you to the wharf's
most scenic aspects and keeps time
near the throngs to a minimum.
Hyde
& Beach sts . www.fishermanswharf.
org. Cable Car: Powell-Hyde line to
Fisherman's Wharf, Powell-Mason line
to Taylor & Bay sts; F streetcar to
Jones & Beach sts. Bus 10, 30, or 47
to Van Ness Ave. & N. Point St.; 19 to
Polk & Beach sts.
Fisherman's Wharf
0
1/10 mi
0
0.1 km
s
c
o
B
Cable Car
Cable Car
Turnaround
PIER 39
Hyde Street
Pier
Pier 45
4D
Pier 41
4E
Municipal
Pier
Pier 43
1
/
2
Pier 43
Angel Island &
Tiburon Ferries
4H
Fisherman's
Wharf
The
Cannery
Aquatic
Park
4A
VICTORIAN
PARK
4G
4F
4C
Ghirardelli
Square
4B
San Francisco
Art Institute
RUSSIAN
HILL PARK
“Crookedest
Street”
B
Victorian Park
is where you'll
alight from the cable car. You'll see
arts and crafts for sale as you walk
towards
C
Ghirardelli Square,
built in 1893 as Domingo Ghirardelli's
chocolate factory. When the factory
moved in the 1960s, the building
became a National Historic Landmark
and now houses a mall.
D
The
Maritime Museum
(p 23, bullet
7
), a three-story Art Deco structure
shaped like an ocean liner, offers a
free look at the city's seafaring past.
A walk along the
E
Municipal
Pier
affords views of the Golden Gate
Bridge. The
F
Hyde Street Pier
(p 22, bullet
4
) holds refurbished
antique ships, including a 19th-
century square-rigger.
G
The Can-
nery,
once a fruit-canning facility,
now houses shops, restaurants, and
the National Maritime Visitors Center.
H
Order a crepe
from the cart in
the Cannery courtyard. Now fortified,
you can brave the crowds at
I
PIER
39.
Look for the infamous sea lions
that have lived by the pier since 1989.
@
2-3 hr.; go in the morning to beat
the crowds and bring a jacket—it can
be chilly year-round.
