Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park (
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)
Getting There
Streetcar
Historic F Market streetcars connect the Wharf with the Castro via Downtown.
Cable car
Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason lines head from Downtown to the Wharf.
Bus
Wharf-Downtown buses include 30, 47 and 49.
Car
Park at public garages at Pier 39 and Ghiradelli Sq.
The Sights in a Day
Escapees from Alcatraz flee the piers fast - but families might be held captive
by Pier 39's kid-friendly attractions, especially
Aquarium of the Bay
(
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here
)
and
San Francisco Carousel
(
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)
. Otherwise, salute Pier 39's resident
sea
lions
dockside, and race boardwalk crowds to an early lunch at
Salty's Famous Fishwich
(
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)
.
Recover from the inevitable starch stupor by saving the world from Space In-
vaders and playing steampunk arcade games at
Musée Mécanique
(
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), then enter stealth mode on an actual WWII submarine: the
USS Pampanito
(
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). Back on dry land, explore 1930s murals inside the shipshape
Aquatic Park Bathhouse
(
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)
and wine-taste at the
Winery Collective
(
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)
. Hop off the Hyde St
cable car at wiggly
Lombard Street
(
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)
for poetry-inspiring Golden Gate vistas
at
Sterling Park
(
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)
, and Diego Rivera's San Francisco fresco-within-a-fresco
at
San Francisco Art Institute
(
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)
.
For dinner, go high or low:
Gary Danko
(
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)
for award-winning Cali-
fornia cuisine or fast-food bargains at
In-N-Out Burger
(
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)
.
