48 Places to Visit in San Francisco

48 Places to Visit in SAM FRANCISCO

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SAN FRANCISCO is located on a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. It is a City and Port extended over the same area with San Francisco County in Northern California. Known for its Cool Summers, it is one of the popular tourist destinations. Its nicknames includes ''The City by the Bay'', ''Golden Gate City'', ''Frisco'', ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''Fog City'', ''The City that Knows How'', ''Baghdad by the Bay'', ''The Paris of the West'' and ''The City''. The Seven Natural Wonders of San Francisco are The Epic Hills, Lake Tahoe, Muir Woods, The Fog, The Rocky Coastline between Lands Enn & Batteries and Bluffs Trails, Moterey Bay and El Capitan. The Seven Wonders of San Francisco are Golden Gate Bridge, Grace Cathedral, Wave Organ, Alcatraz, Cable Cars, City Hall and California Academy of Sciences. 

The Top 5 Architectural Wonders in San Francisco are City Hall, Transamerica Pyrmaid, The Palace of Fine Arts, Conservatory of Flowers and Grace Cathedral. It is believed that this city was built on 7 or 9 hills, but few other sources says that it was built on more than 50 hills. San Francisco is known for its Culture, Fun and Adventures. 

Famous 20 Events and Festivals are Mavericks Big Wave Surf Competition, Chinese New Year Festival and Parade, St Patrick's Day Parade, Flower and Garden Show, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, International Lao New Year Festival, Big Sur International Marathon, Bay to Breakers Footrace, Family Day Kite Festival, Union Street Festival, North Beach Festival, Carnival's Grand Parade and Festival, Gay Pride, Fillmore Street Jazz Festival, State Fair, Berkeley Kite Festival, Fringe Festival, International Dragon Boat Festival, Lit Quake Literary Festival, Great Dickens Christmas Fair and International Marathon. 

Foodies Delight top 9 Food Festivals happens in SF every year namely Oysterfest between May and July at Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park, Outside Lands during August at Golden Gate Park near the Polo Field, Taste of Potrero during May at Pier 70, 420 22nd Street, Soy & Tofu Festival during June at Saint Mary's Cathedral in Japantown, Eat Drink SF during August at Fort Mason Center, SF Street Food Festival during August at Pier 70, 420 22nd Street, A Taste of Greece during September at Annunciation Cathedral in the Mission District, Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival during September at Ghirardelli Square in Fisherman's Wharf and Pacific Heights, Wine & Food Festival during September or October at Small Venues around Pacific Heights.   

Do not miss to taste the top 50 local famous cuisines of my choice. You can find the name of the dish along with where you can taste. They are Cruffin from Mr Holmes Bake House, Burritos from La Taqueria, Mochi from Benkyodo, Oysters from Swan Oyster Depot, Pork Chops from NOPA, Ice Creams from Bi Rite Creamery, Pizza from Arizmendi Bakery, Dim Sum from City View, Banh Mi from Dinosaurs Vietnamese Sandwiches, Coffee from Andytown Coffee Roasters, Sandwiches from Gus's Community Market, Crane Asada Tacos from El Tonayense Taco Truck, Sumo Crunch from Sushirrito, Watermelon Beer from 21st Amendment Brewpub, Beignets from Brenda's French Soul Food, Pho from Kevin's Noodle House, Deep Fried French Toast from Sweet Maple, Prime Rib from House of Prime Rib, Garlic Noodles from An The Go Food Truck, Ceviche from Fresca, Pastries from Tartine Bakery, Pulled Pork Burger from 4505 Burgers & BBQ, Lamb Sandwich from Souvla, Sushi from Eiji, Sourdough from Boudin Bakery, Salad from Blue Barn, Smoothie from Side Walk Juice, Coffee & Waffle from Blue Bottle Coffee, Bagel from Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen, Ramen from Ramen Underground, Tapas from Coqueta, Milk Shake from The Ice Cream Bar, A Drink from The Interval At Long Now, Calm Chowder From The Cliff House, Xiao Long Bao from Shanghai Dumpling King, Toast from The Mill, Doughnut Burger from Straw, Napoletana Pizza from Tony's Pizza, Roasted Chicken from Zuni, Tea Leaf Salad from Burma Love, Chocolate Bar from Dandelion Chocolate, Dutch Pancake from Outerlands, Dosa or Crepes from DOSA, Macaron from  Chantal Guillon, Enchilada Con Mole from Gracias Madre, Provisions from State Bird Provisions, Mac & Cheese from Mission Cheese, Irish Coffee from Buena Vista Cafe, Burger from Super Duper Burgers and Pie from Mission Pie. 

How to Reach SF? 

San Francisco International Airport is the Hub for Alaska Airlines, United Airlines and Virgin Airlines. There are three terminals along with an International Terminal. There are flights from most of the major destinations around the world. Around 55 Airlines operates flight to this famous destination. 

48 Stunning Tourists Destinations in San Francisco: 

Don't miss the 48 top sight seeing places in this Golden City namely, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, Golden Gate, Golden Gate National Recreation, Alcatraz Island, Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf, China Town, Union Square, Lombard Street, Coit Tower, Presidio of San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, Twin Peaks, Japanese Tea Garden, Ghirardelli Square, De Young, Exploratorium, Cable Car Museum, Crissy Field, Angel Island, Maritime National Historic Park, Conservatory of Flowers, The Walt Disney Family Museum, City Hall, Asian Art Museum, Legion of Honor, Zoo, Musee Mecanique, Museum of Modern Art, Aquarium of the Bay, Botanical Garden, Baker Beach, USS Pampanito, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum, Contemporary Jewish Museum, SS Jeremiah O'Brien, Dungeon, Children's Creativity Museum, Madame Tussauds, Muir Woods National Monument, Painted Ladies, Lands End, Mission Dolores Park, Mount Tamalpais State Park, Grace Cathedral and Sutro Baths. 

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE is a suspension bridge that is connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Total length of this suspension bridge is 8,981 Feet. The Width and Height of this bridge are 90 Feet and 746 Feet respectively. Construction of Golden Gate Bridge started on 5th January 1933 and ended on 19th April 1937. Since this Bridge was opened in the year 1937, it has lost around 7,500 tons of its weight. Between 5,000 and 10,000 gallons of paint are used to repaint this suspension bridge every year. Many colors were proposed like Carbon Grey, Aluminium and Black, infact U S Navy suggested to paint Black with Yellow stripes. In the end, Irving Morrow who was responsible for the design Art Deco look, went with International Orange since this color would be visible in fog. Till date, this is the Highest Photographed Bridges in the World. 

GOLDEN GATE PARK that spreads across 1,017 Acres of land, is an Urban Park. This park attracts around 13 million visitors every year. In United States, this Golden Gate Park is the 5th most visited city park. ''The Music Concourse Area'' of this park is surrounded by cultural attractions like De Young Museum, Academy of Sciences and Japanese Tea Garden. De Young Museum was opened for visitors in 1921. This museum contains American Art, Modern Art, African Art, Textiles and Sculptures. In the year 1853, The California Academy of Sciences was founded. With over 1.7 million native California Plants, this academy spread across 2.5 Acres. 

THE JAPANESE TEA GARDEN here is the Oldest Japanese Public Garden in the United States. ''The Structures and Buildings'' includes Conservatory of Flowers, Special Exhibits Room, Potted Plants Gallery like Lowlands Gallery & Highlands Gallery, Aquatics Gallery, Beach Chalet, Windmills, Statues and Carousel. 

ALCATRAZ ISLAND was once a military prison during 1868 and was a federal prison from the year 1934 to 1963. In 1986, Alcatraz Island was designated as a National Historic Landmark. Now, it is one of the major attractions in SF. We can reach this destination by Ferry. The official ferry provider to Alcatraz Island is the Alcatraz Cruises. Few of the attractions inside this Island are the Main Cell House, Dining Hall, Library, Light House, Warden's House, Officer's Club, Parade Grounds, Building 64, Water Tower, New Industries, Model Industries Building, Baker Beach, Boat Dock, Citadel, Bachelor Quarters, Helipad, Morgue, Power House and Recreation Yard. 

PIER 39 which is very popular among the tourists, is a Shopping Center that is built on a pier in SF. Attraction on the Pier are 7D Experience, Aquarium of the Bay, Caricatures, Frequent Flyers, Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze, Musical Stairs, Musicians, Open Hears, Payers Sports Grill & Arcade, SF Carousel, Sea Lion Center, Sea Lions, Solve It! Think Out of the Box and Street Performers. There are more than 100 daily entertainments like Restaurants, Shops, Attractions and Special Events. But to know what to do here would help us to spend our time aptly. Few things to do at Pier 39 are to taste Crabby Cuisine, check out Sweet Pursuits, do not miss Top Parties and try Indoor Activities. 

THE FISHERMAN'S WHARF is a busiest and well known tourist entertainment place. This place is not just a restaurant, actually this is one of the ultimate culinary destinations in SF. Some restaurants here go back for 3 generations of their family ownership namely Fishermen's Grotto, Pompei's Grotto and Alioto's. 

UNION SQUARE is a well known Public Plaza that spread across 2.6 Acres of land. It is famous for its Shopping complexes, Hotel and Theaters. Shops like Department Stores, Boutiques, Art Galleries, Gift Shops and Salons. At Union Square center, there is a 9 foot tall Dewey Monument which is dedicated to Admiral George Dewey. 

LOMBARD STREET attracts many visitors every year for its eight hairpin turns in one block section. It is also referred as ''THE CROKEDEST STREET IN THE WORLD''. There is a traffic caution sign board that recommends the maximum speed limit as 5 miles per hour for the vehicles passing through the Lombard street. 

COIT TOWER is a 210 foot tower situated in the Telegraph Hill. This tower is also known as ''LILLIAN COIT MEMORIAL TOWER''. Built in the year 1933, the Coit Tower spread across 1.7 Acres of public land. Brown Arthur Jr was the Architect of this tower and the architectural style of this tower helps us to know about the ''Art Deco'' style. 

CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES which began in the year 1853 is a Natural History Museum. There are more than 26 millions of specimens inside this museum and it is one among the Largest Museums of Natural History in the World. Science museum spreads across 4,00,000 Square Feet of area. 

PALACE OF FINE ARTS was initially constructed in the year 1915 and was rebuilt in the year 1965. It is a monumental building, constructed to exhibit art works. This Palace of Fine Arts includes the exhibits pertaining to Education, Liberal Arts, Manufactures, Varied Industries, Agriculture, Food Products, Transportation, Mines and Metallurgy. This palace was designed by Bernard Maybeck. He got the inspiration from Roman and Ancient Greek architecture to design this palace. 

Stands at an elevation of 922 Feet, the TWIN PEAKS offers fantastic views of the Bay area and it is a world famous tourist spot. Earlier it was called as ''Los Pechos De La Choca'' - ''Breasts of the Maiden'', by Spanish settlers. Do not miss to experience the Coastal Scrub and Grassland Communities with park area of 64 acres of land. 

ANGEL ISLAND in SF spread around 3.1 Square Kilometers of land. There are two tours available namely Segway Tour and Tram Tour to enjoy the beauty of this place. Hiking is available in this holiday spot. You can hike of your own or can take a guided hike. If you wish to enjoy this place by riding bikes, you have option to hire Bicycles and Electric Bicycles to fulfill your adventure trip. You can relax at The Angel Island Cafe and The Angel Island Cantina for refreshments. 

One of the Fine Arts Museum of SF  ''THE DE YOUNG'' is located in Golden Gate Park. This museum was opened on 24th March 1895. Galleries in The De Young museum includes American Art, International Contemporary Art, Textiles, Costumes, Art from the Americas, Art from the Pacific and Art from Africa. The American art consists of above 1000 paintings from 17th century, around 800 sculptures and more than 3000 decorative arts objects. More than 13,000 textiles and costumes from around the world are found in this De Young. In the Art Section, there are close to 1,400 stellar examples from Africa, Pacific and the Americas. 

18 Amazing Facts about San Francisco: 

A Japanese Resident of San Francisco, invented ''The Chinese Fortune Cookie''. The creator of modern day fortune cookie is Makoto Hagiwara of SF. Until the Mexican - American War in the year 1848, this City was part of Mexico. The Only National Historic Landmark, which can Move, is the ''Cable Cars'' in San Francisco. The Largest and The Oldest ''Japantown'' is situated in SF. Monuments that pertains to 221 BC can be seen in ''The Asian Art Museum''. Philio Taylor Farnsworth invented the First Electric TV in SF in his working lab which was situated at 202 Green Street. Golden Gate Bridge color is called as International Orange. It took just fours years from 1933 to 1937 to build the Golden Gate Bridge. Bendy Straw in SF was invented by Joseph B Friedman in 1930's. We should thank Joe Breeze who introduced the first Mountain Bike in the year 1978. In the year 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis created and patented ''Denim Jeans'' and Blue Jeans was born. Earlier, it was sold only in SF but later it spread across other parts of the world and undoubtedly it is one of the casual fashion wears there on. 

The First Cable Car of the World started running on Clay Street in SF on 2nd August 1873. The Slot Machine which is used in Casinos and Gambling Area around the world was invented by a SF Car Mechanic Charles Fey between 1887 and 1895. The First Juke Box was installed in the year 1889 in SF's Palais Royale Saloon. IT's - IT Ice Cream Sandwiches was first sold at the Play land Amusement Park. Popsicle was invented by an 11 year old boy Frank Epperson from SF accidentally. In the year 1905, he forgot the soft drink he prepared by mixing powder along with cup of water and a stirring stick and he remembered about that only the next morning. He found that the juice he prepared was frozen to the stick. In the year 1923, he patented his creation and there after it became a popular treat. The Pseudo - Italian Dish ''Chicken Tetrazzini'' was created by Chef Ernest Arbogast at Palace Hotel (Now known as Sheraton Palace Hotel) in SF. 

In early 1900's The Murphy Bed was created by William L Murphy and in the year 1968 Charles Halls, designed the First Modern Water Bed. Few Famous People who were born in SF are Danny Glover - Actor, Ansel Adams - Photographer & Environmentalist, Clint Eastwood - Actor & Director, Bruce Lee - Actor, Alicia Silverstone - Actor, Aisha Tyler - Actor, Natalie Wood - Actor, Jerry Garcia - Musician and Robert Frost - Poet.

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