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Things to Do in San Francisco, California

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Fort Point

San Francisco, California

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Overlooking the famous Golden Gate Bridge, this army fort helped protect the city during the U.S. Civil War...

  • Historical Landmark

Golden Gate Park

San Francisco, California

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Your kids will never tire of climbing the park's famously steep Drum Bridge in the Japanese Tea Garden, or looking for carp in the lily ponds. And while you're admiring...

  • Park

Lombard Street

San Francisco, California

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This street doesn't just have to be seen to be believed -- it has to be walked down. Hint: Those great photos you've seen weren't taken from car windows. Plus, your...

  • Roadside Landmark

Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma (Sonoma Mission)

San Francisco, California

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The northernmost mission in the chain of 21 Catholic settlements that once fed and housed missionaries as they traveled up and down the state, Mission San Francisco Solano – as it's officially known – is one of the most accessible and well-preserved. ...

  • Historical Landmark

  • History Museum

Musée Méchanique

San Francisco, California

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A part of Fisherman's Wharf, a walk into the Musée Mécanique (French for "mechanical museum") is like taking a step back in time before video games, iPods, and other means...

  • Special Collection

Pier 39

San Francisco, California

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Pier 39 is one of those tourist traps that locals love to hate -- except we, too, go there to see our beloved sea lions. They sprawl -- and brawl, and bark...

  • Historical Landmark

  • Boutique

Red and White Fleet

San Francisco, California

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Early San Francisco residents arriving by boat first saw the city from the water, and the view has continued to stun visitors ever since. The standard one-hour tour takes...

  • Boat Ride

  • Boat Tour

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

San Francisco, California

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This is the place to really experience San Francisco's seafaring past. Six of the seven wooden boats moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier are national landmarks, including the square...

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  • Science & Nature Museum

Adventure Playground and Berkeley Marina

San Francisco, California

The philosophy at Adventure Playground, run by the City of Berkeley's parks department, is "to provide elements that are not normally found in a play environment." So yes, it's an "only in Berkeley" sort of place. ...

  • Science & Nature Museum

  • Amusement Park

Ano Nuevo Beach and Elephant Seal Rookery

San Francisco, California

Elephant seals are the Laurel and Hardy of the animal kingdom; their antics will have you laughing so hard you can't hold your video camera steady. Kids love them because they're playful, silly, feisty, greedy, and competitive....

  • Aquarium

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