City Guides
San Francisco
Sightseeing
Sightseeing
San Francisco
Most Popular Hotels in San Francisco:
950 Mason Street, 94108
55 Cyril Magnin Street, 94102
600 Stockton Street, 94108
155 Steuart Street, 94105
Sightseeing Overview
Regularly voted best city in the USA in national polls, San Francisco is a visual feast that offers something for every eye. The many hilltops and landmarks, such as the 55m- (180ft-) high Coit Tower, on Telegraph Hill, provide grand vistas of the Bay and the city. Works of art are on display in myriad museums. For the more contemporary tastes, the high-tech offerings of Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts, and the AT&T Park, home of baseball's San Francisco Giants, are yet another side to the city.
But it is where mankind and nature meets that this implausibly diverse city comes into its own. A visit to the Golden Gate Bridge, which used enough wire to go around the earth several times over and was hailed as impossible to build, is a must. Golden Gate Park covers 412 hectares (1,017 acres) and is the one of the largest manmade parks in the world, thanks to Scotsman John McLaren, the extraordinary gardener who tamed the sands of San Francisco and created the magnificent park.
Then there is Alcatraz, the stuff of legend, Grant Street, the city's oldest, running the length of Chinatown, Haight-Ashbury, which rekindles memories of Flower Power and the Beat Generation, and Fisherman's Wharf, at the edge of the Bay, offering hundreds of resident sea lions, cheap souvenirs and, always, something to eat. At the other end of The Embarcadero the landmark Ferry Building has become a foodie haven where visitors get an eyeful as well as a belly-full.
Tourist Information
San Francisco Visitor Information Centre
900 Market Street
Tel: (415) 391 2000.
Website: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1700, Sat-Sun 0900-1500.
Passes
The San Francisco CityPass (website: www.citypass.com) allows admission to six attractions (the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Exploratorium or Asian Art Museum, Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise, De Young/Legion of Honor and Aquarium of the Bay) and also includes a seven-day Muni & Cable Car Passport (see Getting Around). It is valid for nine days and can be purchased from the attractions on the day or online in advance.
Tours of San Francisco
Alcatraz and San Francisco City Tour - Starting from £36.47 per person 
Alcatraz Tour plus Muir Woods, Giant Redwoods and Sausalito Day Trip - Starting from £38.90 per person
Napa and Sonoma Wine Country Tour - Starting from £34.04 per person
Yosemite National Park and Giant Sequoias Small Group Trip - Starting from £84.50 per person
San Francisco Vista Grande Helicopter Tour - Starting from £124.63 per person
Most Popular Hotels in San Francisco:
950 Mason Street, 94108
55 Cyril Magnin Street, 94102
600 Stockton Street, 94108
155 Steuart Street, 94105
Sightseeing Overview
Regularly voted best city in the USA in national polls, San Francisco is a visual feast that offers something for every eye. The many hilltops and landmarks, such as the 55m- (180ft-) high Coit Tower, on Telegraph Hill, provide grand vistas of the Bay and the city. Works of art are on display in myriad museums. For the more contemporary tastes, the high-tech offerings of Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts, and the AT&T Park, home of baseball's San Francisco Giants, are yet another side to the city.
But it is where mankind and nature meets that this implausibly diverse city comes into its own. A visit to the Golden Gate Bridge, which used enough wire to go around the earth several times over and was hailed as impossible to build, is a must. Golden Gate Park covers 412 hectares (1,017 acres) and is the one of the largest manmade parks in the world, thanks to Scotsman John McLaren, the extraordinary gardener who tamed the sands of San Francisco and created the magnificent park.
Then there is Alcatraz, the stuff of legend, Grant Street, the city's oldest, running the length of Chinatown, Haight-Ashbury, which rekindles memories of Flower Power and the Beat Generation, and Fisherman's Wharf, at the edge of the Bay, offering hundreds of resident sea lions, cheap souvenirs and, always, something to eat. At the other end of The Embarcadero the landmark Ferry Building has become a foodie haven where visitors get an eyeful as well as a belly-full.
But it is where mankind and nature meets that this implausibly diverse city comes into its own. A visit to the Golden Gate Bridge, which used enough wire to go around the earth several times over and was hailed as impossible to build, is a must. Golden Gate Park covers 412 hectares (1,017 acres) and is the one of the largest manmade parks in the world, thanks to Scotsman John McLaren, the extraordinary gardener who tamed the sands of San Francisco and created the magnificent park.
Then there is Alcatraz, the stuff of legend, Grant Street, the city's oldest, running the length of Chinatown, Haight-Ashbury, which rekindles memories of Flower Power and the Beat Generation, and Fisherman's Wharf, at the edge of the Bay, offering hundreds of resident sea lions, cheap souvenirs and, always, something to eat. At the other end of The Embarcadero the landmark Ferry Building has become a foodie haven where visitors get an eyeful as well as a belly-full.
Tourist Information
San Francisco Visitor Information Centre
900 Market Street
Tel: (415) 391 2000.
Website: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1700, Sat-Sun 0900-1500.
900 Market Street
Tel: (415) 391 2000.
Website: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1700, Sat-Sun 0900-1500.
Passes
The San Francisco CityPass (website: www.citypass.com) allows admission to six attractions (the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Exploratorium or Asian Art Museum, Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise, De Young/Legion of Honor and Aquarium of the Bay) and also includes a seven-day Muni & Cable Car Passport (see Getting Around). It is valid for nine days and can be purchased from the attractions on the day or online in advance.
Tours of San Francisco
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