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Yerba Buena Gardens
The construction of the Moscone Center, San
Francisco's largest venue for conventions, was just
the first in a series of ambitious development plans
for Yerba Buena Gardens. Housing, hotels, museums,
shops, galleries, restaurants, and gardens have
followed. This area is a vibrant hub of activity. World-
class art events take place as part of the Yerba Buena
Gardens Festival between May and October.
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Galleries, Forum, and a screening room
featuring contemporary films and videos
are the highlights.
Esplanade Gardens
Visitors can wander
along the paths or, in
the summer, catch a
free event.
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Children's Creativity Museum
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formerly known as Zeum, is a top
destination for children of all ages.
Combining imagination with art
and technology tools, visitors can
create animations, music videos,
digital art, and more.
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The Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial
has words of peace in
several languages.
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North entrance to Moscone
Center
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South entrance to Moscone
Center
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East Garden
Esplanade Ballroom
is part of
San Francisco's extensive convention
facilities. It is available for large
conferences and symposia.
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Moscone Center
Engineer T.Y. Lin found an ingenious way to
support the children's center above this huge
underground hall without a single interior
column. The bases of the eight steel arches are
linked, like an archer's bowstrings, by cables
under the floor. By tightening the cables, the
arches exert enormous upward thrust.
Ice skating rink
The children's center
has
imaginative play equipment in a
pleasant outdoor setting.
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