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Walt Disney Family Museum: An entertaining tribute to Walt's legacy
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Walt Disney Family Museum: An entertaining tribute to Walt's legacy
Hundreds of buildings on the grounds of the Presidio, the Army base-turned-national park at the northern tip of San Francisco, have been converted to civilian uses—from private homes to restaurants and a spa. But none has been more handsomely converted for the public’s benefit than this building on the Main Post that now pays homage to Walt Disney. It opened in October 2009.
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Golden Gate Bridge: San Francisco's signature sight
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Golden Gate Bridge: San Francisco's signature sight
Opened in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge is among the best known and most photographed bridges in the world and is often called the most popular tourist destination in the United States.
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San Francisco Waterfront: Working piers then, walking piers now
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San Francisco Waterfront: Working piers then, walking piers now
The downtown San Francisco waterfront once bustled with the arrivals and departures of ships and the longshoremen who unloaded them and filled the waterfront bars at quitting time. The bustle hasn’t left, but it’s changed. Now it’s office workers and tourists who fill the bars and the ships are the commuter ferries, party boats and cruise ships who transport them.
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Castello di Amorosa: Castle in the Wine Country
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Castello di Amorosa: Castle in the Wine Country
No, it’s not a real castle, but it sure looks like one. That’s exactly what Dario Sattui wants you to think when Castello di Amorosa comes into view above the vineyards on the long driveway to this magnet for Napa Valley tourists. Oh, it was only finished in 2007, but it’s as castle-like as you’ll find in North America.
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Legion of Honor Museum: A hallmark to 4,000 years of European culture
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Legion of Honor Museum: A hallmark to 4,000 years of European culture
Overlooking San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, The Legion of Honor museum, founded in 1924 to honor Californians who perished in World War I, is a hallmark to 4,000 years of recorded French and European culture.
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Aquarium of the Bay: 20,000 marine animals under the sea!
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Aquarium of the Bay: 20,000 marine animals under the sea!
For 13 years, San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay struggled to transform itself from a privately-owned attraction into a financially successful, fully accredited nonprofit marine nature center. The mission is complete, and the public is the prime beneficiary.
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Fisherman's Wharf: More than seafood and souvenirs
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Fisherman's Wharf: More than seafood and souvenirs
If you haven’t been to the Wharf for a while, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Oh, the T-shirt and souvenir shops are still there, and it’s still plenty crowded as the #1 tourist magnet in San Francisco. But flower gardens have been planted; new restaurants and shops have sprouted; and an art gallery with originals by Rembrandt, Picasso, Dali and Chagall has opened.
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Chinatown: A visit to China minus the jet lag
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Chinatown: A visit to China minus the jet lag
If it feels like you’re in China while navigating the crowds that spill onto the sidewalk from every produce market on Kearny Street, it’s because San Francisco’s Chinatown packs one of the largest Chinese communities outside Asia—about 20,000 Chinese and Chinese-Americans—into an three-by-eight-block rectangle. True, the souvenir shops and restaurants on Grant Avenue are filled with tourists. But the sidewalks on every other street and alley are the domain of the Chinese and Chinese-Americans.
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Precita Eyes: Preserving the wonder of urban mural art for all
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Precita Eyes: Preserving the wonder of urban mural art for all
As one of only a few groups in the United States dedicated to preserving urban mural art work, Precita Eyes Muralists Association and its two centers in San Francisco continually looks for ways to enhance and beautify urban cityscapes and to teach both local Bay Area citizens and visitors about the development and record of public community mural art, including walking and biking tours and special workshops.
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Cable Cars: Halfway to the stars (and a cable car museum)
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Cable Cars: Halfway to the stars (and a cable car museum)
If you’ve ever tried walking or even driving up San Francisco’s steepest hills, you know that even today, cable cars fill a need. But they’re also an exhilarating blast of fun, whatever your age, especially if you sit on or stand above the outward-facing benches on the edges of the cars.
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