Added: 02/28/2006 |
IN SAN FRANCISCO ONLYSan Francisco is one of the biggest cities of the United States of America and in the entire world as well. Thanks to the wide variety of sights to see in San Francisco, it would be absolutely fair to call the city one of the world's cultural centers. One will always find something special and something particularly interesting to himself. Another thing San Francisco is known for is San Francisco shopping. Thus the city is really able to satisfy any capricious visitor's need.
San Francisco Bay area is one of the most popular sights in San Francisco. It is, perhaps, the most enigmatic place in the city. Though, all its secrets can be easily revealed and clarified. Replicating an authentic underwater dive, the Aquarium of the Bay takes its visitors to explore various marine animals special to San Francisco Bay and its surrounding waters.
There's hardly any tourist, who doesn't know what the Fisherman's Wharf is, it is found in the itinerary of the majority of San Francisco tourists. Waterfront marketplaces include The Anchorage, The Cannery, Ghirardelli Square and PIER 39, presenting a particular interest by offering a journey on Turbo Ride and a picturesque Bay Cruise. Tourists really appreciate wonderfully nice promenades in the downtown waterfront. The Pacific Ocean is always an awesome place, especially for whose who are called first-comers. Usually they get delighted with the Cliff House erected in the beginning of the last century, Seal Rocks and Farallon Islands.
Right in the very heart of San Francisco there is something else, attracting people - it is, of course, Union Square. Tourists like its numerous plazas with the characteristics of its own - palms and cafes.
Spectacular vistas, meandering trails, and historic and architectural treasures are displayed and offered to the public's appreciation in the Presidio of San Francisco, which used to be a military post some time. At present though, it is absolutely opened to the public.
The list of things to do and to see in San Francisco is endless. Starting with a small specific museum and ending up with vast playlands. The most popular things to do and to see in San Francisco are: Boudin Museum & Bakery Tour, California Academy of Sciences, Children's Fairyland, Conservatory of Flowers, Copia: The American Center For Wine, Food & The Arts, Cow Palace, Filoli, Golden Gate Fields, Hearst Castle, The Jelly Belly Candy Company, Mare Island Historic Park Foundation, A Sony Entertainment Center, Napa Valley Wine Train, Old Faithful Geyser of California, Paramount's Great America, Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum, Riptide Arcade at Pier 39, Roaring Camp Railroads, San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco Zoo, Six Flags Marine World, Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf, Winchester Mystery House, Yosemite National Park, Castro District, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Beach Blanket Babylon, Pan Theater, Teatro ZinZanni, Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception, African American Art & Culture Complex, Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet Museum, Alonzo King's Lines Ballet, American Conservatory Theater, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Bayview Opera House, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Cartoon Art Museum, Cave Music, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, Charles M. Schulz Museum, Chinese Historical Society of America, Circus Center, Comedy on the Square, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society, Lamplighters Music Theatre, Magic Theatre, The Mexican Museum, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Oakland Museum of California and many other interesting places. One day is never enough to visit all the attractions located in San Francisco.
Thanks to the greatest varieties of sights located in San Francisco, it would be absolutely fair to call the city a world cultural center. One will always find something special and something particularly interesting to himself. The city museums and theatres give a detailed description of national culture of any representative of the multinational city of San Francisco, thus satisfying all sorts of visitors.
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