Travel Reference
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Hang on to your Muni ticket for discounted admission at key attractions, including California Academy of
Sciences, MH de Young Museum and Legion of Honor.
Public Holidays
Holidays that may affect business hours and transit schedules include the following:
New Year's Day
January 1
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Third Monday in January
Presidents' Day
Third Monday in February
Easter Sunday
(and Good Friday and Easter Monday) in March or April
Memorial Day
Last Monday in May
Independence Day
July 4
Labor Day
First Monday in September
Columbus Day
Second Monday in October
Veterans Day
November 11
Thanksgiving
Fourth Thursday in November
Christmas Day
December 25
Safe Travel
Top Tip
Keep your city smarts and wits about you, especially at night in the Ten-
derloin, SoMa and the Mission.
After dark, Dolores Park, Buena Vista Park and the entry to Golden Gate Park at Haight
and Stanyan Sts can turn seedy with petty drug dealing.
Panhandlers and homeless people are part of San Francisco's urban landscape. People
will probably ask you for spare change, but donations to local nonprofits stretch further.
For safety, don't engage with panhandlers at night or around ATMs. Otherwise, a simple
'I'm sorry' is a polite response.
