Travel Reference
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San Francisco Giants
Hometown crowds go wild (from April to October) for the San Francisco Giants at
AT&T Park
(
415-972-2000;
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com
; Willy Mays Plaza; tickets $8-200; N, T) , a half-mile
southeast of South Park. The city's National League baseball team won the 2010 and 2012 World Series with su-
perstitious practices that endear them to SF: players sport bushy beards and pitchers have worn women's under-
wear. Behind-the-scenes
tours
(
415-972-2400; adult/senior/child $20/15/10;
nongame days 10:30am &
2:30pm; ) cover the clubhouse, dugout, field and solar-powered scoreboard.
When games sell out, you might score tickets through the Double Play Ticket Window (see the website) - or
glimpse free views of right field along the Waterfront Promenade.
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City Beer Store & Tasting Room
BAR
Sample from 300 exceptional local and Belgian microbrewed beers in 6oz to 20oz pours
at SF's top beer store. Create your own tastings of stouts or ales, or pick at random and
discover lesser-known artisanal brews. Pair with cheese and salami plates or assemble a
mixed six-pack to go.
(
www.citybeerstore.com
; 1168 Folsom St;
noon-10pm Tue-Sat, to 6pm Sun;
12,
14, 19)
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Irish Bank
Perfectly pulled pints and thick-cut fries with malt vinegar, plus juicy burgers, brats and
anything else you could possibly want with lashings of mustard are staples at this cozy
Irish pub. There are tables beneath a big awning in the alley out front, ideal for smokers -
even on a rainy night.
(
www.theirishbank.com
; 10 Mark Lane;
PUB
11:30am-2am;
Montgomery,
Mont-
gomery)
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House of Shields
BAR
Flash back 100 years at this brilliantly restored mahogany bar with original c 1908 chan-
deliers hanging from high ceilings and old-fashioned cocktails without the frippery. This
