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MOVING AROUND The most touristed part of the city resembles a slice of pie, with Van Ness Ave and Market St making the two sides and the Embarcadero the round edge of the pie. The steaming toppings of this homebaked slice are the classy shops around Union Square, the highrise Financial District, the Busy Civic Center, the down-and-out but up-and-coming Tenderloin, swanky Nob Hill and Russian Hill, Chinatown, North Beach and the epicenter of tourist kitsch, Fisherman's Wharf. To the south of Market Street lies SoMa, an upwardly mobile warehouse zone of clubs and bars that fades in the southwest into the Mission - the city's Latino quarter, and then the Castro, the center of gay life. Leave a Comment
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(My "Must See Activities" sections discuss more details.) Start with a good pair of walking shoes and a daypack. I start you off at Powell & Market, but you can pick up this tour from your hotel's front door. Begin at Market Street, take the Powell/Hyde Cable Car up Powell Street, take it to the end of the line (Ghirardelli Square/Aquatic Park). Walk down to Jefferson Street (runs along the shoreline/ the wharf). Stroll down Fisherman’s Wharf, along "The Embarcadero" (the name of the strip) to Pier 39. Walk down the entire length of Pier 39. Don't miss seeing the Sea Lions, the free street performances at the Crystal Geyser Center Stage, and bring your camera because at the very end of Pier 39 you will get some magnificent pictures of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge -- when you get your pictures developed, your friends will think you took the pictures off the side of a cruise ship. (Caution: Pier 39 has lots of pricey shops, but the fast-food is okay, Swenson's ice-cream is a dream, and it doesn't cost anything to look.) Pier 39' s website www.pier39.com/pier39/english/index.html From Pier 39, the Ferry Building would be nice to see, but it's too far to walk from here, with not much in between, so... Walk back to Aquatic Park and visit Ghirardelli Square -- www.ghirardellisq.com Catch the Cable Car at Aquatic Park which heads back to Powell & Market and get off at Union Square. Walk around Union Square (this is the best window-shopping in the City -- the stores here are awesome, and the dress codes is REALLY relaxed -- don't worry about going into Nieman Marcus or Saks 5th Avenue with just shorts and sneakers on.) Leave a Comment
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