Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Planning Your Trip to
San Francisco
Planning a trip is half the fun. I t's also critical, especially when you're
dealing with a gr oup whose members may all hav e differ ent inter ests. M ake the kids
active participants in your upcoming adventure by talking through the activities you can
all enjoy. This chapter provides updated information on those activities, with details on
when to go and how to get there.
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VISITOR INFORMATION
The San Francisco Convention and Visitors
Bureau, 900 Market St. (at Powell St.), Hal-
lidie Plaza, Lower Level, San Francisco, CA
94102 (
&
415/391-2000;
www.onlyinsan
francisco.com), is the best source of special-
ized information about the city. Even if you
don't hav e a specific question, y ou might
want to r equest the fr ee Visitors P lanning
Guide and the S an F rancisco Visitors
Kit. You can also check online for specific
information and sign up for the bur eau's
monthly ne wsletter, which lists upcoming
local events and special trav el offers. If you
need specific information faxed to you, you
can call
&
800/220-5747;
follo w the
prompts to receive information by fax only.
The bur eau highlights only its members '
establishments, so if it doesn 't hav e what
you're looking for , that doesn 't necessarily
mean it doesn't exist.
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
PASSPORTS
For information on how to get a passport,
go to “
Passports
” in the “
Fast Facts
” sec-
tion in the appendix at the end of this
book—the w ebsites listed pr ovide do wn-
loadable passpor t applications as w ell as
the curr ent fees for pr ocessing passpor t
applications. I nternational visitors can
obtain a visa application at the w ebsite of
the U.S. S tate D epartment at
http://
travel.state.gov
.
The U.S. S tate Department has a
Visa
Waiver Program
allo wing citiz ens of the
following countries (at press time) to enter
the United States without a visa for stays
of up to 90 days: Andorra, A ustralia, Aus-
tria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland,
France, G ermany, I celand, I reland, I taly,
Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco,
the N etherlands, N ew Z ealand, N orway,
Portugal, S an M arino, S ingapore, S love-
nia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the
United Kingdom. Citizens of these nations
need only a v alid passpor t and a r ound-
trip air or cruise ticket upon arrival. If they
first enter the United States, they may also
visit M exico, Canada, B ermuda, and/or
VISAS
For information on ho w to get a Visa, go
to “
Visas
” in the “
Fast Facts
” section of
the appendix.
