Travel Reference
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city, and harbor seals haul out nearby in season. To reserve a spot on one of the free
monthly full-moon tours of the promontory, call 415-331-1540.
Nike Missile Site SF-88
HISTORIC SITE
415-331-1453;
www.nps.gov/goga/nike-missile-site.htm
; off Field Rd;
12:30pm-3:30pm Thu-Sat)
File past guard shacks with uniformed mannequins to witness the area's not-too-distant
military history at this fascinating Cold War museum staffed by veterans. Watch them
place a now-warhead-free missile into position, then ride a missile elevator to the cav-
ernous underground silo to see the multikeyed launch controls that were thankfully never
set in motion.
Marine Mammal Center
ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER
Set on the hill above Rodeo Lagoon, the Marine Mammal Center rehabilitates injured, sick
and orphaned sea mammals before returning them to the wild, and has educational exhibits
about these animals and the dangers they face. During the spring pupping season the center
can have up to several dozen orphaned seal pups on site and you can often see them before
they're set free.
Headlands Center for the Arts
GALLERY
415-331-2787;
www.headlands.org
; 944 Simmonds Rd;
noon-5pm Sun-
Thu)
In Fort Barry, refurbished barracks converted into artist work spaces host open studios
with its artists-in-residence, as well as talks, performances and other events.
Activities
Hiking
At the end of Bunker Rd sits Rodeo Beach, protected from wind by high cliffs. From here
the
Coastal Trail
meanders 3.5 miles inland, past abandoned military bunkers, to the Ten-