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Golden Gate Park: San Francisco's urban oasis
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Golden Gate Park: San Francisco's urban oasis
If you took in everything that Golden Gate Park has to offer—all the museums, gardens, lakes, groves, meadows, statues and windmills, and even tried your hand at horseshoes and archery at those venues—you’d be one exhausted puppy when it was over. It would take you a few days, too. The variety of things to see and do in this glistening emerald of an urban park is one reason why it’s the third-most visited city park in America.
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The Exploratorium: A carnival for curious kids
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The Exploratorium: A carnival for curious kids
As the name suggests, the Exploratorium is a place where kids can explore and learn. Since opening in 1969 it’s been a “must” field trip for Bay Area schoolchildren, but far from being boring, this science museum puts the fun in learning—not just for kids, but the adults who bring them.
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California Academy of Sciences: Lions, tiger sharks and spiders (oh my!)
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California Academy of Sciences: Lions, tiger sharks and spiders (oh my!)
It took three years and a half-billion dollars, but the daily crowds that have filled the rebuilt California Academy of Sciences since it reopened in fall 2008 suggest it was worth it. Sure, they come to admire the stunning architecture by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, and the innovative, visually appealing and often interactive exhibits. But most of all--among the kids at least--they come to see live creatures big and small.
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Castello di Amorosa: Castle in the Wine Country
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Castello di Amorosa: Castle in the Wine Country
No, it’s not a real castle, but it sure looks like one. That’s exactly what Dario Sattui wants you to think when Castello di Amorosa comes into view above the vineyards on the long driveway to this magnet for Napa Valley tourists. Oh, it was only finished in 2007, but it’s as castle-like as you’ll find in North America.
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Walt Disney Family Museum: An entertaining tribute to Walt's legacy
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Walt Disney Family Museum: An entertaining tribute to Walt's legacy
Hundreds of buildings on the grounds of the Presidio, the Army base-turned-national park at the northern tip of San Francisco, have been converted to civilian uses—from private homes to restaurants and a spa. But none has been more handsomely converted for the public’s benefit than this building on the Main Post that now pays homage to Walt Disney. It opened in October 2009.
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San Francisco Waterfront: Working piers then, walking piers now
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San Francisco Waterfront: Working piers then, walking piers now
The downtown San Francisco waterfront once bustled with the arrivals and departures of ships and the longshoremen who unloaded them and filled the waterfront bars at quitting time. The bustle hasn’t left, but it’s changed. Now it’s office workers and tourists who fill the bars and the ships are the commuter ferries, party boats and cruise ships who transport them.
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Precita Eyes: Preserving the wonder of urban mural art for all
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Precita Eyes: Preserving the wonder of urban mural art for all
As one of only a few groups in the United States dedicated to preserving urban mural art work, Precita Eyes Muralists Association and its two centers in San Francisco continually looks for ways to enhance and beautify urban cityscapes and to teach both local Bay Area citizens and visitors about the development and record of public community mural art, including walking and biking tours and special workshops.
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Legion of Honor Museum: A hallmark to 4,000 years of European culture
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Legion of Honor Museum: A hallmark to 4,000 years of European culture
Overlooking San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, The Legion of Honor museum, founded in 1924 to honor Californians who perished in World War I, is a hallmark to 4,000 years of recorded French and European culture.
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Fisherman's Wharf: More than seafood and souvenirs
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Fisherman's Wharf: More than seafood and souvenirs
If you haven’t been to the Wharf for a while, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Oh, the T-shirt and souvenir shops are still there, and it’s still plenty crowded as the #1 tourist magnet in San Francisco. But flower gardens have been planted; new restaurants and shops have sprouted; and an art gallery with originals by Rembrandt, Picasso, Dali and Chagall has opened.
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Aquarium of the Bay: 20,000 marine animals under the sea!
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Aquarium of the Bay: 20,000 marine animals under the sea!
For 13 years, San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay struggled to transform itself from a privately-owned attraction into a financially successful, fully accredited nonprofit marine nature center. The mission is complete, and the public is the prime beneficiary.
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