Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
1
Aquatic Park Bathhouse
HISTORICAL BUILDING
A monumental hint to sailors in need of a scrub, this recently restored 1939 Streamline Mo-
derne landmark is decked out with Works Project Administration (WPA) art treasures, in-
cluding a playful seal sculpture by Beniamino Bufano, Hilaire Hiler's surreal underwater
murals, and African American artist Sargent Johnson's carved green-slate doorway. John-
son left his verandah aquatic mosaics unfinished in protest at plans to include a private res-
taurant in this public facility.
(
www.nps.gov/safr/historyculture/bathhousebuilding.htm
; 499 Jefferson at Hyde;
admission free;
10am-4pm)
2
San Francisco Art Institute
ART GALLERY
Founded during the 1870s, SFAI was the vanguard for 1960s Bay Area Abstraction, 1970s
conceptual art, and 1990s new media art - glimpse what's next in the
Walter and McBean
Gallery
( 11am-6pm Mon-Sat)
. Diego Rivera's 1931
The Making of a Fresco Showing a
Building of a City
sprawls across
Diego Rivera Gallery
, showing the artist pausing to ad-
mire the constant work-in-progress that is San Francisco.
(
www.sfai.edu
; 800 Chestnut St; admission
free;
9am-5pm;
Powell-Mason)
Take a Break
The terrace cafe offers eye-opening espresso with panoramic bay views.
3
SS Jeremiah O'Brien
HISTORICAL SHIP
Hard to believe this 10,000-ton beauty was turned out by San Francisco's ship workers in
under eight weeks, and dodged U-boats to supply Allied forces on D-Day. Of 2710 Liberty
Ships launched during WWII, this is the only one still fully operational. For steamy piston-
on-piston, 2700HP action, check the website for upcoming four-hour cruises.
(
www.ssjeremiahobrien.org
;
Pier 45; adult/child $12/6;
9am-4pm;
;
19, 30, 47,
Powell-Hyde,
F)
