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The Exploratorium: A carnival for curious kids
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The Exploratorium: A carnival for curious kids
As the name suggests, the Exploratorium is a place where kids can explore and learn. Since opening in 1969 it’s been a “must” field trip for Bay Area schoolchildren, but far from being boring, this science museum puts the fun in learning—not just for kids, but the adults who bring them.
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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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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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Alcatraz: Escape to the island
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Alcatraz: Escape to the island
The first thing visitors to Alcatraz see when the ferry docks on the infamous prison island in San Francisco Bay is the “United States Penitentiary” sign that never came down and “Indians Welcome” hand painted above that sign. They are relics of the island’s two most dramatic eras, and by the time you reboard the ferry to return to San Francisco, you’ll know much more.
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Ocean Beach: Sand, surf and adventure
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Ocean Beach: Sand, surf and adventure
Do you really like long walks on the beach, or is that just what your singles ad boasts? You can prove it on Ocean Beach, which stretches more than four miles along the western rim of San Francisco, all the way to the southern boundary of the city. It isn’t the city’s only beach, but it’s easily the longest and widest.
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Ferry Building Marketplace: History, bay views and artisan cheeses
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Ferry Building Marketplace: History, bay views and artisan cheeses
Like the Empire State Building in that other great U.S. city, the 1898 Ferry Building is an iconic and comforting point of reference for San Franciscans. Commuters still rush to catch their ferries, docked behind the building, while glancing up at the building’s 245-foot-high clock tower to see if they’ll make it. And if they don’t, there’s a consolation prize. While waiting for the next ferry, they can enjoy dinner or shop for dinner ingredients at the gastronomic paradise found within.
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California Academy of Sciences: Lions, tiger sharks and spiders (oh my!)
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California Academy of Sciences: Lions, tiger sharks and spiders (oh my!)
It took three years and a half-billion dollars, but the daily crowds that have filled the rebuilt California Academy of Sciences since it reopened in fall 2008 suggest it was worth it. Sure, they come to admire the stunning architecture by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, and the innovative, visually appealing and often interactive exhibits. But most of all--among the kids at least--they come to see live creatures big and small.
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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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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 Park: San Francisco's urban oasis
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Golden Gate Park: San Francisco's urban oasis
If you took in everything that Golden Gate Park has to offer—all the museums, gardens, lakes, groves, meadows, statues and windmills, and even tried your hand at horseshoes and archery at those venues—you’d be one exhausted puppy when it was over. It would take you a few days, too. The variety of things to see and do in this glistening emerald of an urban park is one reason why it’s the third-most visited city park in America.
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