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Slide 1: See the Best of San Francisco San Francisco has attractions galore and it is difficult to rank them or draw up a list of the best of San Francisco. Again, the list of attractions might as well vary from one individual to another depending on one’s preferences. Nonetheless an honest attempt can still be made to provide a list as comprehensive as possible. Parks in San Francisco • Golden Gate Park is the most renowned park spread over 1,017-acres stretching from the Height to the Pacific Ocean. It features a host of attractions, from museums to botanical gardens and amusement centers. The Presidio is a large national park comprising of 1,400 acres of woods, beaches, grasslands, and tidal marshes. Crissy Field is a 100-acre shoreline park with restored marshland along the Bay and it is arguably one of the most scenic spots in San Francisco. Dolores Park is a unique urban green space offering panoramic views of the San Francisco skyline. • • • Museums in San Francisco • • • • California Academy of Sciences is indeed a state-of-the-art museum featuring an aquarium, a self-contained four-story rainforest, a planetarium, and two fabulous restaurants. De Young Museum is a rare type of building sheathed in copper and features a stunning 144-foot tower twisting up from the base. The impressive collection includes works of American, African and Oceanic art. The Exploratorium is a remarkable museum of science, art and human imagination. There are nearly 700 exhibits that focus on a range of things from sea life to the weather to electricity. The Legion of Honor features paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the medieval era to the beginning of the 20th century.
Slide 2: • • Asian Art Museum houses the most massive collections of Asian Art in the world, numbering approximately 17,000 objects. Zeum is the ideal place for kids to visit as there are exciting animations, sound and video production, performance, and visual arts. Star Attractions of San Francisco Alcatraz served as a federal maximum security prison from 1934 to 1963 and was home to such notorious prisoners as Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly and Robert Stroud amongst others. Today Alcatraz has been developed as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Golden Gate Bridge - There is hardly any tourist who is not mesmerized by the imposing sight of the Golden Gate Bridge. This suspension bridge links San Francisco to the Marin Headlands is also the most photographed in the world. Twin Peaks are two hills with an elevation of about 922 feet is situated at the center of San Francisco city offering commanding views of downtown and beyond.
Slide 3: Chinatown features the largest Chinese community on the West Coast where one can experience true Chinese culture. The area is full of fish vendors, herb shops, acupuncture clinics, tea houses, and Buddhist temples. Ferry Building Marketplace is the ideal place to eat delicious food, enjoy lovely views of the bay, and do some exciting shopping. Palace of Fine Arts designed by Bernard Maybeck for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition resembles a classical roman structure. It houses the Exploratorium, a science museum for children and adults as well as a 100-seat theater presenting a range of concerts and performances. Coit Towers is a majestic Art Deco tower and the park at the tower’s base offers spectacular views of the city. Diego Rivera-inspired murals narrate the history of San Francisco. Fisherman’s Wharf was once the center of the city’s commercial fishing industry. Fisherman’s Wharf has become, to put it succinctly, a tourist trap. When you do come, look out for the barking sea lions basking in the sun on pier 39. Ride Cable Cars Whatever you do or not do in San Francisco, never miss a ride on the cable cars often referred to as San Francisco's moving landmark. A cable car ride can be extremely thrilling as they clatter up and down the hills, bells ringing. You will also witness some interesting and curious neighborhoods along your route. It can be boldly stated that there can be no better way to experience the hills and views of San Francisco than aboard one of the city’s famous open-air cable cars. Source: http://www.sftours.com/