San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and other San Francisco, CA Things to Do Tips

San Francisco SF Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA)

SF Museum of Modern Art, San

Francisco, CA

This is an excellent museum with provocative special exhibits. It is in a great location - within walking distance of Union Square. Closed on Wednesdays.

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Phone: 415.357.4000
Address: 151 Third Street (between Mission and Howard Stree
Directions: SFMoMA is located in the South of Market (SOMA) area of downtown at 151 Third Street between Mission and Howard Streets
Website: http://www.sfmoma.org

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Coit Tower: Good destination for exercise

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Updated by karenincalifornia

on Apr 8, 2004

Coit Tower, San Francisco

Coit Tower is a popular tourist spot, but I like it mainly because it is a destination where I can go during lunch time to unwind and get some exercise. Coit Tower was dedicated to San Francisco's volunteer firefighters in 1933. Interesting exhibit inside. Good views of the city. The walk to the tower is healthier than eating a huge lunch.

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Phone: (415) 362- 0808
Address: 1 Telegraph Hill Blvd
Website: http://www.coittower.org/

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Alcatraz: Alcatraz Island - Another Popular Tourist Spot

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Written by karenincalifornia

on Jan 22, 2004

Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay

Popular with tourists, interesting if you enjoy dank prison cells, examining tiny holes that maximum security convicts cut in their attempts to escape. I kept looking for Burt Lancaster and his pigeons.

For the REAL tip, and take note, book your trip to Alcatraz on the 2:00 pm ferry on Sat. of Fleet Week (mid October of each year). You'll have the BEST spot in the house for the Fleet Week air show. We did that once, unknowingly, and it was the best part of the trip to Alcatraz - we saw the Blue Angels, stealth bombers and fighter jets fly directly overhead.

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Phone: Blue & Gold (415) 705-5555
Address: In the middle of San Fracisco Bay
Directions: Alcatraz is reached by ferries of the Blue and Gold fleet from Pier 41
Website: http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz

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CASTRO District: Mision San Francisco de Asis (Mission Dolores)

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Written by karenincalifornia

on Mar 12, 2004

Mission Dolores, San Francisco, CA

It is said that this is where San Francisco began. Mission Doloroes was established by Father Junipero Serra in 1776 and the building was completed in 1791.

In this picture, the original mission is the smaller mission-style building on the left. To the right is the Basilica, which replaced a parish church destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. The Basilica was completed in 1918.

The inside of the chapel is beautiful and ornate. The ceilings replicate the original Ohlone Indian designs.

This is a peaceful place to reflect, regardless of your religious persuasion.

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Phone: (415) 621-8203
Address: 3321 16th St, San Francisco
Directions: In the Castro District
Website: http://missiondolores.citysearch.com/

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NORTH BEACH: Will the Real San Francisco please stand up?

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on Jan 23, 2004

St. Peter and Paul Church, North

Beach

It has to be North Beach. North Beach symbolizes everything San Francisco is about - a city settled by an immigrant population, constantly changing communities, always diverse.

North Beach is best known for its Italian settlers, but it is also the home of people from many other parts of the world. This is the part of San Francisco where my husband's family from Serbia made their first home in America amongst Italians, Irish, Chinese and other Slavs.

Whatever its population, North Beach will always be one of the most colorful communities in San Francisco.

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Address: Area Surrounding Columbus Street at Union Street

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Golden Gate Bridge: Golden Gate Bridge - spanning the mouth of the Bay

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on Mar 22, 2004

Golden Gate Bridge beneath a waning

moon

If you come to San Francisco, and you are looking for a nice place to take a stroll, then you should walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. Sure, there are a lot of tourists, and this is a very touristy thing to do, but you cannot beat the view.

To the left of the bridge in this picture is Fort Point, built to protect San Francisco during the US Civil War. The Fort never had to fire a gun during the Civil War because the Confederates came nowhere close to attacking San Francisco. Fort Point is now a museum.

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Phone: (415) 921-5858
Address: Northwestern Tip of San Francisco Peninsula
Directions: The bridge is Highway 101's link from San Francisco to the counties North.
Website: http://www.goldengatebridge.org

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Sausalito / Marin County: Take a ferry boat to Marin County

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Written by karenincalifornia

on Feb 11, 2004

Port of San Francisco

At the San Francisco Ferry Terminal at Pier 1, you can catch the ferry to Marin County. You may even bring a bicycle on the boat.

The ferry is relaxing and scenic. You can get a beer, glass of wine or snacks at the snack bar.

I take this ferry to and from work almost every work day. If you'd like to commute into work with me, click on this link:

Is Commuting All That Bad?

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Directions: Bottom of Market Street, across the Embarcadero

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San Francisco Zoo: San Francisco Zoo

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on Dec 29, 2003

Giraffe at San Francisco Zoo

No big city would be complete without a zoo, and San Francisco is no exception. Like most zoos, this one could use more funding and a face lift. If nothing else, the San Francisco zoo would do well to invest in better signage providing more information on the animals.

Nonetheless, the zoo is worth visiting with children, or with bigger kids, too (including adults) who find enjoyment in seeing the animals.

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Phone: (415) 753-7080
Address: Just off Great Highway, south of Golden Gate Park
Directions: Drive westbound on Sloat Blvd., left on Skyline Blvd., then right on the Great Highway,
Website: http://www.sfzoo.org/

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San Francisco Zoo: San Francisco Zoo

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on Dec 29, 2003

Zebra at San Francisco Zoo

Lack of adequate funding aside, the Zoo gives you a good opportunity to admire the majestic beauty of the animals.

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Phone: (415) 753-7080
Address: 1 Zoo Road
Directions: Drive westbound on Sloat Blvd., left on Skyline Blvd., then right on the Great Highway,
Website: http://www.sfzoo.org/

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CHINATOWN: Chinatown

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Written by karenincalifornia

on May 6, 2004

Chinatown, San Francisco