Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
San Francisco Highlights
1
Follow your bliss through SF's mile-wide wild streak:
Golden Gate Park
.
2
See how real life is cooler than science fiction at the
Exploratorium
.
3
Watch fog dance atop the deco towers of the
Golden Gate Bridge
.
4
Explore SF's colorful history, captured in renegade
Mission murals
.
5
Plot your escape from Alcatraz (
Click here
), SF's notorious island prison.
6
Wander through 150 years of California history in pagoda-topped Chin-
atown (
Click here
).
7
Come out and celebrate GLBT history in, the center of the gay universe.
8
Get breathless from the climb, freshly restored murals and panoramic
views at
Coit Tower
.
9
Graze the
Ferry Building
, SF's local, sustainable food destination.
History
Oysters and acorn bread were prime dinner options in the Mexico-run Ohlone settlement
of San Francisco circa 1848 - but a year and some gold nuggets later, Champagne and
chow mein were served by the bucket. Gold found in nearby Sierra Nevada foothills
turned a sleepy 800-person village into a port city of 100,000 prospectors, con artists,
prostitutes and honest folk - good luck telling them apart in the city's 200 saloons.
