| Introduction
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| | Francisco are North Beach, the Mission
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| The City and County of San Francisco is
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| | District, the Marina, the
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| the fourth-largest city in thestate of
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| | Castro, and South of Market. San
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| California, in the United States. A
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| | Francisco also boasts of legendary
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| consolidated city-county,mainland San
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| | popmusic venues such as The Fillmore and
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| Francisco is located on the tip of the
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| | The Warfield.
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| San Francisco
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| | Universities
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| Peninsula. Insular San Francisco includes
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| | San Francisco Unified School District and
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| several islands in the San
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| | the Archdiocese of San
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| Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Strait,
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| | Francisco's dozens of Catholic elementary
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| notably Alcatraz, Treasure
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| | and high schools serve thecity. Despite
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| Island, and the Farallon Islands 27 miles
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| | its limited geographical space, San
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| offshore in the Pacific Oceanand also
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| | Francisco is home toa multitude of
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| most of the privately owned Red Rock
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| | Universities and Colleges. Public
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| Island near the
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| | universities include:
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| Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
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| | • University of California, San
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| History
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| | Francisco, primarilya graduate level
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| San Francisco has a long history of
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| | health-sciences school, located north of
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| events marking its growth from asmall
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| | Forest Hill
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| town to a big city
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| | • San Francisco State University
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| • In 1776, the Spanish were the
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| | located in thesouthwest corner of the
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| first Europeans tosettle in San Francisco
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| | city near Lake Merced
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| • In 1848, with the advent of the
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| | • University of California, Hastings
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| California goldrush the city entered a
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| | College of the
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| period of rapid growth
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| | Law located downtown at its Civic Center
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| • In 1822, serious development by
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| | • City College of San Francisco, one
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| non-Spanishspeakers began, when William
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| | of the largestcommunity colleges in the
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| Richardson, an English whaler
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| | country is located in the Ingleside,
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| redevelopeda section of Yerba Buena in
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| | withseveral extension campuses.
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| what is now Portsmouth Square in
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| | • Private universities:
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| Chinatown.
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| | • The Jesuit-run University of San
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| • In 1846, the Mexican-American War
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| | Francisco, one ofthe first universities
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| broke out.
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| | established west of the Mississippi,
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| • On January 30, 1847, a naval force
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| | located inthe center of the city
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| under Commodore
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| | • Golden Gate University, a business
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| John D. Sloat claimed it in the name of
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| | and law schoollocated downtown
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| the United States and renamedit "San
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| | • California Culinary Academy Le
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| Francisco"
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| | Cordon Bleu programlocated in the
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| • On April 18, 1906, a devastating
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| | Tenderloin
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| earthquakeresulted from the rupture of
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| | • Academy of Art University
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| over 270 miles of the San Andreas
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| | • San Francisco School of Digital
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| Fault,from San Juan Bautista to Eureka,
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| | Filmmaking
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| centered immediately offshore of San
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| | • Alliant International University.
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| Francisco.
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| | Sports
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| • The city was quickly rebuilt after
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| | San Francisco is the home of many major
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| the earthquake.
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| | league teams like
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| • The phoenix on the city's flag
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| | • The San Francisco 49ers National
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| represents San
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| | Football Leagueteam, who play at Monster
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| Francisco's "rebirth" from the ashes of
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| | Park
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| the fire that resulted from thequake.
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| | • The San Francisco Giants Major
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| • In the 1950s San Francisco hired
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| | League Baseballteam, who play at SBC Park
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| Harvard graduate
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| | • MLB 's Oakland Athletics
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| Justin Herman to head the redevelopment
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| | • NFL's Oakland Raiders
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| agency for the city and county.
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| | • The National Basketball
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| • Justin Herman began an aggressive
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| | Association's Golden State
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| campaign to renewblighted areas of the
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| | Warriors play across the bay in Oakland
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| city.
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| | • The regional National Hockey
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| • His planning led to the creation
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| | League team, the San
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| of Embarcadero
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| | Jose Sharks play in San Jose
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| Center, the Embarcadero Freeway, Japan
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| | The Warriors and Sharks were once based
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| town, the Geary Street superblocks, and
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| | just south of San Francisco, atthe Cow
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| Yerba Buena Gardens.
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| | Palace, located several yards south of
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| Place of interest
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| | San Francisco, in Daly
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| San Francisco's parks, museums, tours,
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| | City. The city is also home to some
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| and landmarks are favorites fortravelers
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| | famous golf courses, including the
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| the world over and offer an array of
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| | Harding Park Golf Course and the courses
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| activities to suit everyvisitor. But no
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| | of the Olympic Club.
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| particular activity or place makes the
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| | Hotels & Accommodation
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| city one of themost popular destinations
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| | Luxury Hotels
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| in the world. It's San Francisco itself
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| | San Francisco has elegant and grand
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| --its charm, its atmosphere, its perfect
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| | hotels in its possession. Westin
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| blend of big metropolis withsmall-town
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| | St. Francis, Westin Saint Francis, Palace
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| hospitality. Some of its main attractions
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| | Hotel, Argent Hotel, Mark
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| are:
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| | Hopkins Intercontinental, Hilton,
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| • Alcatraz Island
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| | Fairmont, W San Francisco, Pan
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| • Cable Cars
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| | Pacific, Park Hyatt, Hyatt Regency,
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| • California Academy of Sciences
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| | Renaissance Parc 55, Ritz
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| • Coit Tower
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| | Carlton - are some of these big names.
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| • Ferry Building Marketplace (and
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| | All famous luxury hotels like Hilton,
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| Farmers' Market)
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| | Hyatt, Palace Hotel, etc. havetheir
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| • Fisherman's Wharf
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| | branch in Fisherman Wharf.
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| • Ghiradelli Square
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| | Budget Hotels
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| • Golden Gate Bridge
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| | If the visit to San Francisco is in a
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| • Lombard Street
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| | particularly busy season andbooking in
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| • Pier 39
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| | prominent hotels are over, here's a list
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| • The Cannery
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| | of moderate to veryinexpensive
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| • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts /
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| | alternatives - Alisa Hotel, Edward II Inn
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| Yerba Buena
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| | & Suites,
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| Gardens
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| | Hotel Beresford Arms, King George Hotel,
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| Museums & Art Galleries
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| | The Marina Inn, The San Remo
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| Notable San Francisco Museums include
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| | Hotel.
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| • The Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA),
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| | Tours and Sightseeing
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| • The Palace of the Legion of Honor,
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| | San Francisco has different type of
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| • The M. H. de Young Memorial
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| | organized tours they differ in
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| Museum,
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| | thecontents as well as the transport
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| • The Asian Art Museum.
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| | system. Tours are available by Bus,
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| Other museums include
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| | Boat,
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| • The International Museum of Women,
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| | BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) or on foot.
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| • The Museum of the African
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| | The San Francisco
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| Diaspora,
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| | Visitor Information Center, at Powell and
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| • The Contemporary Jewish Museum,
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| | Market streets, distributesfree route
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| • The Museum of Craft & Folk
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| | maps. Blue & Gold Fleet and Red &
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| Art,
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| | White
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| • The Mexican Museum.
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| | Fleet aretwo boattours available. And
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| In terms of performing arts, San
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| | Gray
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| Francisco boasts
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| | Line Bus tour is the San
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| • The San Francisco Symphony,
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| | Francisco'slargest bustour operator. The
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| • The San Francisco Opera
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| | self-guided Private
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| • The San Francisco Ballet.
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| | SUV tour, 49-miledrive is one easy way to
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| San Francisco's Ballet and Opera are some
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| | grasp the beauty of San Francisco and
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| of the oldest continuingperforming arts
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| | itsextraordinary location. Beginning in
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| companies in the United States.
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| | the city, it follows a roughcircle around
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| Shopping
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| | the bay and passes virtually all the
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| Like its population, San Francisco's
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| | best-known sights,from Chinatownto the
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| shopping is both worldly andintimate.
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| | Golden Gate Bridge, Ocean Beach, Seal
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| Every persuasion, style, era, and fetish
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| | Rocks,
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| is represented, notin big, tacky shopping
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| | Golden Gate Park, and Twin Peaks.
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| malls, but in hundreds of quaint,
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| | Transport
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| dramaticallydifferent boutiques scattered
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| | San Francisco has the most extensive
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| throughout the city. San Francisco
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| | public transit system on the West
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| hasmany shopping areas, but the following
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| | Coast and one of the most diverse in the
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| places are where one will findmost of the
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| | country. Muni is thecity-owned public
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| actions:
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| | transit system, which operates the Muni
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| • Union Square & Environs
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| | Metro lightrail system. BART (Bay Area
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| • Chinatown
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| | Rapid Transit) is the regional
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| • Union Street
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| | transitsystem, which connects San
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| • Chestnut Street
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| | Francisco with the East Bay, through
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| • Fillmore Street
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| | anunderwater tunnel, and Northern San
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| • Haight Street
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| | Mateo County, Californiacommunities and
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| • SoMa
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| | San Francisco International Airport on
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| • Hayes Valley
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| | the San
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| Food & Drink
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| | Francisco Peninsula. In addition, a
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| San Francisco's restaurants are so
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| | frequent commuter rail service,
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| renowned that many people visit thecity
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| | Caltrain, operates between San Francisco,
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| just to eat -- and with good reason. The
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| | San Jose, California and
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| city's brilliant chefs,combined with
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| | Gilroy, California.
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| California's abundance of organic
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| | San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
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| produce, seafood,free-range meats, and
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| | is located 12.9 km (8 miles)south of the
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| Northern California wine, guarantee some
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| | city in San Mateo County on a landfill
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| of theworld's finest dining. San
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| | extension into the
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| Francisco also has varied nightlife
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| | San Francisco Bay. It is the only major
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| rangingfrom bars to lounges to clubs.
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| | international hub airport in
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| Major areas of nightlife in San
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| | California other than LAX in Los Angeles.
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