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Conventional wisdom holds that this monument is shaped like a fire-hose nozzle. It is not, at least not by design. T …
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Ideas for Entertaining Visitors in SF Bay
These are my favorite things to do with visitors from out of town
Location:
San Francisco, Tiburon...
Day:
Day 1 to Day 9
Category:
Things to do, Restaurant...
Planned Activities
Day 1 - San Francisco
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Ferry Building Marketplace is a must-see for San Francisco visitors. This multi-million dollar development has an ab …
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Located across from Ghirardelli Square and housed in a 1930s building that resembles a ship, this museum chronicles …
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Once the most popular from of public transportation for early San Franciscans, the cable cars have become a major …
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The world's first cable car rests here and with it a concise explanation of how those little cable cars go halfway t …
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Don't leave San Francisco without a stroll through this legendary square at Fisherman's Wharf that is named after …
Day 2 - Monterey, Carmel-by-The-Sea, Pebble Beach
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This is one of the best designed aquariums going. A unique feature is the two-story tank, home to a kelp forest in w …
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Also known as Mission Carmel Basilica and more formally, as Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Rio Carmelo, this was th …
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One of the most scenic drives anywhere in the world, this stretch of highway runs between Pacific Grove and Carmel. …
Day 3 - Tiburon
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What Ellis Island was to the European immigrants, this island was to the Asian immigrants. Volunteer guides lead inf …
Day 4 - San Francisco
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This museum houses more than 87,000 paintings, sculptures, decorative arts and tapestries. Some pieces date back 4,0 …
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A penny for your thoughts? In addition to a melange of penny structures, this quirky, offbeat museum, has a variety …
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The idea behind building this fort to in 1861 was to fend off attacks by the Confederacy. It proved to be a non-issu …
Day 6 - Cupertino
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Located on a historic ranch in the hills above Cupertino, Picchetti Winery looks like it did when it was founded ove …
Day 9 - Santa Cruz
In 1954 trips
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For almost 60 years, this attraction has been puzzling its visitors with bizarre phenomena. Apparently, there are un …
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Nice beach walks. Fantastic tidepools: starfish, anenomes, fish, crabs (check the tide table before you head out)
Unscheduled - Mill Valley
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Step back in time and into this primeval forest on Mount Tamaplais. Some of these towering redwoods are more than 20 …
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Pablo OBrien (View Pablo OBrien's trips)
This is a wonderful list. You might also want to add the Conservatory of Flowers and the Botanical Gardens, if the weather is nice. Great places for a picnic to break up the sightseeing.
Posted 6 years ago.
Report AbuseA Yahoo! Contributor
you can skip seventeen mile drive. it is totally overrated. friends raved about it...friends who hadn't been there in over 10 years. so i went. unfortunately, it was nothing like i was expecting--i didn't mind paying the $8.25 to the park service (i support our parks), but when it turned into a home tour, i couldn't wait to get off the 17-mile drive; that's not what i thought i was paying for. it was only when i finally emerged at the ocean that the scenery paid off--saw a couple of sea otters frolicking in the kelp. you can see all the best parts of 17-mile drive driving south from monterey (from the aquarium actually). it's also crowded...so if you're looking for beautiful coastal scenery without the crowds, take an extra day and head into the heart of big sur.
Posted 6 years ago.
Report Abuse☣ Things ☭ and ☢ Stuff ☣ (View ☣ Things ☭ and ☢ Stuff ☣'s trips)
I would add the Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (especially if you're a yahoo), but otherwise this looks like a great list!
Posted 7 years ago.
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