Travel Reference
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San Francisco
Why Go?
Get to know the world capital of weird from the inside out, from mural-lined alleyways
named after poets to clothing-optional beaches on a former military base. But don't be too
quick to dismiss San Francisco's wild ideas. Biotech, gay rights, personal computers, cable
cars and organic fine dining were once considered outlandish too, before San Francisco in-
troduced these underground ideas into the mainstream decades ago. San Francisco's morn-
ing fog erases the boundaries between land and ocean, reality and infinite possibility.
Rules are never strictly followed here, but bliss is. Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz are
entirely optional - San Franciscans mostly admire them from afar - leaving you free to
pursue inspiration through Golden Gate Park, past flamboyantly painted Victorian homes
and through Mission galleries. Just don't be late for your sensational, sustainable dinner: in
San Francisco, you can find happiness and eat it too.
