Best way to see and enjoy the bridge is to drive to either side park your vehicle (Note the bridge toll to cross the bridge by car will go up to $6.00 soon) and then walk across. There is usually...
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#1 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Bridge; Other
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- Jun 23, 2008 "Bike the Bridge!!!"
- Jun 7, 2008 "Absolutely amazing"
- May 2, 2008 "Highlight of my trip!"
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#2 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
Alcatraz Island, located in the middle of San Francisco bay, is a must-see attraction for any visitor to the area. One of the most infamous prisons in the country for housing notorious criminals...
Attraction type: Historic site; National park; Old jail; Island; Nature reserve; Lighthouse; Other; Natural history museum
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- Jul 10, 2008 "Very Interesting and Informative"
- Jul 10, 2008 "Unmissable"
- Jul 7, 2008 "Night Tour: Great but not without both pros and cons"
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#3 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Tour
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- Jul 21, 2008 "If you do nothing else in San Francisco take this tour!"
- Jul 20, 2008 "Great Tour"
- Jul 16, 2008 "The Best Tour in San Francisco"
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#4 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Tour
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- Jul 21, 2008 "Best Tour I've been on!!"
- Jul 14, 2008 "Be Careful There Are Unpleasant Surprises"
- Jul 4, 2008 "Best Tour To Muir Woods and Wine Country"
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#5 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
World War II submarine docked at Pier 45.
Attraction type: Maritime museum
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- Jul 9, 2008 "Not Sure Why This is Rated #1"
- Jun 6, 2008 "Rig For Silent Running...."
- May 31, 2008 "By Far the Best thing We did in SF"
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#6 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Tour
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- Jul 15, 2008 "Best new experience of San Francisco"
- May 20, 2008 "Put this high and early on your SF list TO DO!!!"
- May 16, 2008 "Loved it!"
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#7 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
The San Francisco Day Segway tours explore the San Francisco waterfront including Fisherman's Wharf, Maritime Park and the Marina Green. San Francisco night Segway tours explore the spectacular...
Attraction type: Tour
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- Jul 10, 2008 "The highlight of our trip!"
- Jun 30, 2008 "Good Tour. Take a Jacket"
- Jun 30, 2008 "Fun way to tour San Francisco's Wharf & Marina areas!"
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#8 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
This superb collection of mechanical games and toys will entice people of all ages.
Attraction type: Specialty museum; Museum complex; Other; Sports museum
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- Jul 18, 2008 "Great place to see old machines"
- Jul 10, 2008 "It's Free, It's Fun"
- Apr 25, 2008 "Great fun with just some quarters!"
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#9 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
Famous bookstore founded and still owned by Beat Generation poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
Attraction type: Specialty shop; Historic site
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- Jun 19, 2008 "A must-see for bookworms"
- Apr 25, 2008 "What a bookstore should be"
- Oct 23, 2007 "i love books"
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#10 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Tour
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- Jul 4, 2008 "Great way to see whole city!"
- Jun 27, 2008 "Great Way to see the City"
- Jun 5, 2008 "See you on the Movie Tour Van"
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#11 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
The West Coast's oldest scientific institution combines a natural history museum, aquarium and planetarium.
Attraction type: Aquarium; Science museum; Educational site; Natural history museum; Observatory/planetarium
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- Jan 9, 2008 ""completamente recomendable""
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#12 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
A city landmark transformed into a gourmet food emporium and farmers market.
Attraction type: Architectural building; Mall; Shop; Flea/street market
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- Apr 25, 2008 "Good place to wander"
- Oct 14, 2007 "Great Place"
- Jul 31, 2007 "Wonderful selection of organiic/ sustainably grown food shops"
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#13 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
Four-acre refuge in Golden Gate Park featuring Japanese architecture and gardens.
Attraction type: Garden; Other
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- Jun 6, 2008 "Ichi- ban Joe- san"
- May 28, 2008 "a trip highlight"
- Jan 20, 2008 "Wonderful place"
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#14 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
The Palace of Fine Arts was built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Expo, which San Francisco hosted. It was built to have the feel of an overgrown Roman ruin, and they had not built it to...
Attraction type: Architectural building; Monument; Art museum; Other
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- Apr 7, 2008 "watch the duffers and Rodan"
- Feb 21, 2008 "Gorgeous oasis"
- Jan 20, 2008 "Great place to relax"
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#15 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
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- Jul 15, 2008 "A great tour, highly recommend!"
- Jul 13, 2008 "Wine Country Tour was wonderful and worth it!!!"
- Jun 22, 2008 "Great Tour, but...some words to remember!"
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#16 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
A labyrinth of 3,000 varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers.
Attraction type: Nature center; Garden
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- Jul 6, 2008 "Flower Power"
- May 28, 2008 "Beautiful place for a peaceful break"
- Jan 20, 2008 "Simply Wonderful"
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#17 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
Visitors can take a workshop on boatbuilding, board a vessel docked at the Hyde Street Pier or tour the fine collections of maritime lore.
Attraction type: National park; Maritime museum; Tourist/visitor center
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- Jul 7, 2008 "A Complete Surprise - Wonderful Afternoon"
- Jan 21, 2008 "Great place to spend a couple of hours"
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#18 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
Two-hour historical tour of San Francisco's Chinatown.
Attraction type: Tour
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- Jul 13, 2008 "Mixed reviews"
- May 29, 2008 "The only way to see Chinatown"
- Apr 28, 2008 "very informative"
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#19 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
The museum houses art from more than 40 countries, with an emphasis on Chinese ceramics.
Attraction type: Art museum; Other; Shop
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- Nov 10, 2007 "Love this museum."
- Jul 4, 2007 "Wonderful museum--a great surprise"
- Jun 21, 2006 "All I can say is Wow"
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#20 of 596 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Group tour/boat
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- Jun 17, 2008 "Comprehensive - But there are some negatives..."
- Jun 1, 2008 "Excellent way to discover SF"
- May 12, 2008 "Brilliant way to see San Francisco"
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