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Now head east on Mission Street. Cross 4th
Street.
and walk another half-block to Bloomingdale's and
the:
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Westfield San Francisco Centre
If family members still hav e energy after
the edifying ex cursion throughout SoMa,
there's always the mall—and what a mall it
is. The 1.5-million-squar e-foot complex,
reportedly the largest shopping center in
an urban ar ea, featur es a 102-foot-wide
sky-lit dome built in 1908. You'll find
Bloomingdale's, N ordstrom, and mor e
than 180 stor es her e. Kids may like the
Sanrio (makers of Hello Kitty) store below
the Nordstrom or the D iscovery Store in
the mall's new wing. There are also plenty
of kids' clothing options for ages 0 to 18.
If everyone's ready to go home, the Powell
Street Muni and BART stations are across
the street.
WALKING TOUR 4
RUSSIAN HILL TO TELEGRAPH HILL
Start: Lombard
Street.
Finish:
Levi Strauss Plaza.
Time: Three
hours.
Best Time:
Mornings.
Worst Time:
Weekend afternoons when Lombard Street fills with cars.
“Stroll” probably isn't the most accurate word to describe this walk. Encompassing some
hills and stairways, you'll see many of S an Francisco's best known sights, but this tr ek is
really for kids who need to burn off some energy. If there's a chance you'll end up having
to carry a child, I' d think twice about this tour . Hills are steep and str ollers will make
negotiating the stairways difficult.
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Next to the cafe is a balcony offering an
unobstructed bay view.
Walk downhill 1
1
/
2
blocks east to Columbus Avenue,
which cuts through North Beach. Head right to the
junction of Columbus, Mason, and Lombard streets.
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Joe DiMaggio North Beach
Playground
This 2
1
/
2
-acre par k includes two pools,
bocce ball cour ts, and a large playgr ound
(the entrance to the playgr
Start anywhere you can pick up the Powell-Hyde
cable car and exit at:
1
Lombard Street
“The Crookedest Street in the World” isn't
even the cr ookedest in San Francisco, but
it is pr etty. Walk do wn the stair cases on
either side of the car-clogged r oad.
At Leavenworth Street turn left and walk 1 block to
Chestnut Street. Turn right and look for 800 Chestnut
St., where you'll find the:
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San Francisco Art Institute
Founded in 1871, this is the oldest ar
ound is on
Greenwich St.).
From the park, walk
1
/
2
block south on Columbus Ave-
nue to 754 Columbus Ave.
t
school in the West. A fountain in the
entrance cour tyard has a handful of sur-
prisingly small carp that tots may want to
peer at before you enter the D iego Rivera
Gallery (to y our left) to admir e a 1931
mural b y the M exican ar tist, as w ell a
changing collection of student ar twork.
The
Art Institute Café
is a good place for
an inexpensiv e lunch with a gr
TAKE A BREAK
Fortify yourselves for the uphill
trek. A t
XOX T ruffles (
754
Columbus Ave.;
&
415/421-4814
) sip an
espresso and tr eat the k ids to a choc olate
truffle. Peanut butt er and whit e choc olate
are two flavors popular with the little ones.
eat vie w.
