POINTS OF INTEREST - SAN FRANCISCO

Chinatown
Downtown
 
Exploratorium
3601 Lyon Street
(415) 561-0360
(Tues- Sun, 10am-5pm) Hands-on science, art, and
human perception museum.  Interactive exhibition on
microbiology.  Also has tactile dome. Great for kids.

Ghirardelli Square
900 North Point (at Polk)
415-771-4903
Location of Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory, restaurants
as well as many shops. 

Ocean Beach, Cliff House and ruins of the
Sutra Baths
A tourist stop on the beach with nice views of the ocean, the Golden Gate Bridge and possible a seal or two.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street
(415) 357-4000


Twin Peaks
Panoramic view of the city.

Coit Tower
Great viewing platform and a museum of art from the
1930’s
 
Fisherman’s Wharf and Alcatraz
You can take the Cable Car from downtown to the
Wharf.  The boat tours to Alcatraz take off from San
Francisco.  You will need to call the Red and White
Fleet (415) 447-0597 a day in advance to tour Alcatraz.
Great for kids.

Golden Gate Park
Japanese Tea Gardens, Asian Art Museum, Academy
of Sciences with the Aquarium, Arboretum, and the Conservatory of Flowers.  Great for kids.

Pier 39
Under Water World, an under water look at local
marine habitat.  Also there are many tourist shops to
visit and a must to view sea lions on the Bay’s docks.

SBC Park -  Home of the SF Giants
24 Willie Mays Plaza
415-972-2000

 

POINTS OF INTEREST - NORTH OF GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

Marin Headlands
Just to the Northwest of the Golden Gate Bridge. 
Has a great view of the city and ocean, great place
for hiking, picnicking, and biking.

Muir Woods
(415) 388-2595
The tallest trees in the world. 

Angel Island State Park
(415) 435-3522

Wine Country
About 1 ½ hours drive north of San Francisco.

Wine Train/Napa
(707) 253-2111 or (800) 427-4124
The train begins in Napa, so you must drive from
San Francisco. Rates vary from $65 up to $140.

Six Flags Marine World
(707) 643-6722
In Vallejo, about 60 minute drive from San
Francisco.  America’s only combination wildlife
park, oceanarium, and theme park.

Sausalito
A small community across the Golden Gate Bridge with many attractive shops and good restaurants; nice streets to stroll along with a great view of the bay.

Bay Area Discovery Museum
East Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito
(415) 339-3900
Great for children.

Point Reyes Seashore
(415) 669-1534
Historic lighthouse and beach

Wine Country Bus Tours
(415) 588- 9400
These tours originate in San Francisco from the
Transbay Terminal downtown.

Greyline Bus Tours
(415) 588-9400
SF and Bay Area

SOUTHBAY

Paramount’s Great America
408-998-1776
In Santa Clara, about 1 hours drive from San Francisco.

SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES

Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Oakland            August 17-21^st               (510) 762-2277
San Francisco  August 31^st- Sept  5^th   (415) 421-TIXS

Club Fugazzi
678 Green St.
(415) 421-4222
BEACH BLANKET BABYLON (Steve Silverman’s
long running SF satirical extravaganza of song,
music, dance and costume) 

Grace Cathedral   
1100 California St  
(415) 749-6355

Orpheum Theatre – Civic Center
(415) 512-7770

Curran Theatre – Union Square
445 Geary St. 
(415) 551- 2000
     
San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall
(415) 864-6000

Shelton Theater
533 Sutter St
(415) 433-7875     

MUSEUMS

Friends of Photography
655 Mission St
Open daily 11 am – 5pm,
Thursdays 11 am – 9 pm

Exploratorium
Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon Street
(415) 561-0360
Tuesday – Sunday  10 am – 5pm

SF Museum of Modern Art
151 Third St (between Mission and Howard)
(415) 357-4000
Tues-Sun 11 am – 6pm
Thurs 11am – 9 pm
Closed Monday

California Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park
(415) 750-7145
Daily 9 am – 6 pm

M.H. DeYoung Memorial Museum
415-863-3330
Golden Gate Park


Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St (at Third St)
(415) 978-2787

 

COMEDY CLUBS

Brainwash Café/Laundromat
1122 Folsom St
(415) 255-4866

Punch Line
444 Battery St
(415) 397-7573

The Marsh’s Mock Café
1074 Valencia St
(415) 826-5750