Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Portsmouth Square
Laid out in 1839, this was
the social center for the
village of Yerba Buena.
Today it is a gathering
place for players of cards
and mahjong.
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FISHERMAN'S WHARF AND
NORTH BEACH
CHINATOWN AND
NOB HILL
FINANCIAL DISTRICT AND
UNION SQUARE
CIVIC
CENTER
Locator Map
See Street Finder, map 5
.
Grant Avenue
In the 1830s and early 1840s
this was the main
thoroughfare of Yerba Buena.
It is now the busy commercial
center of Chinatown.
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Key
Suggested route
Pacific Heritage
Museum
Housed in an elegant
building below the
Bank of Canton, this
small museum has
fine exhibitions of
Asian art that are
regularly changed.
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The Chinese Cultural Center
contains an art gallery and a small
crafts shop. It sponsors a lively
series of lectures and seminars.
Old St. Mary's Cathedral
The clock tower of this
church, built while the city
was still in its infancy, bears
an arresting inscription.
2
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Chinatown Gateway
Also known as the “Dragons' Gate,” this
marks Chinatown's southern entrance.
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St. Mary's Square
is a quiet haven in
which to rest.
To bus nos. 31, 38
