Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
PLANNING YOUR TRIP
1. TOURIST OFFICES
Plenty of websites, representing the principal tourist agencies, tell you how to tackle
the practical aspects of organizing a visit to San Francisco. You can also request that
they mail you information.
Visit California • California Tourism, P.O. Box 1499, Sacramento, CA 95812-1499
• 877 225 4367 •
www.visitcalifornia.com
San Francisco Visitors Information Center • 900 Market St • 415 391 2000
Google Map
California
Welcome
Center
•
PIER
39,
2nd
level
•
415
981
1280
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Google Map
2. MEDIA
The city's daily and weekly newspapers - the weekly ones are free and super-abund-
ant - are loaded with information about all the things going on in town. Perusing their
websites will give you a head start on planning your trip.
San Francisco Chronicle (daily) •
www.sfgate.com
San Francisco Bay Guardian (weekly) •
www.sfbg.com
SF Weekly •
www.sfweekly.com
Bay Area Reporter (gay) •
www.ebar.com
3. INTERNET
Any search for places, people, or events to do with San Francisco will turn up a pleth-
ora of finds, but two sites give a good overview:
www.sanfranciscocitysearch.com
and
www.baycityguide.com
.The site
www.redtricycle.com
lists family-friendly activit-
ies and events.
