Places you MUST check out in San Francisco????

[KC Jones]

It's fun to head north and see muir woods...

http://www.nps.gov/muwo/

We took a ferry to Sausalito and that's a fun little town and for a landlocked Midwesterner taking the ferry across the bay is nice.

[Braincase]

You? Just put on your favorite tight jeans and gold chains and head to the Castro district... BYOKY.

[teedubya]

Originally Posted by Braincase

You? Just put on your favorite tight jeans and gold chains and head to the Castro district... BYOKY.

thweeet. This is the bethst advith yet. Im so bringin my own KY.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

thweeet. This is the bethst advith yet. Im so bringin my own KY.

Sounds like you'll have a good time hittin all the Gay bars.

[burt]

Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

thweeet. This is the bethst advith yet. Im so bringin my own KY.

I don't understand, what does Kentucky have to do with San Francisco????

[gblowfish]

15 years ago the lovely Mrs Blowfish and I did our honeymoon in California. Started in SF, took pacific coast hwy (Hwy 1) to Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz, Monterrey, Nepenthe, San Simeon, all the way down to LA. Very cool trip.

Things I remember in SF that were cool. Been awhile, so my spelling may be off a bit:

Coit Tower: Remember the scene in Dirty Harry under the big cross? I think that was in Davidson Park, which is close to Coit Tower. Coit Tower has a great view of the city.

Haight-Asbury: Hippie Central. Peace love dope!

Ghiradelli Square: West Coast version on Hershey Chocolate. Tasty!

SF Giants Ballpark (Pac Bell Park) Cool stadium right on the water.

Golden Gate Bridge/Alcatraz/Golden Gate Park

SF Art Gallery: In a really cool park, beautiful setting.

Presidio: Old Army fort very close to the Golden Gate Bridge. Cool monument called the Palace of the Legion of honor.

Fishermen's Wharf: Great seafood. Check out the seals hanging out.

Lombard St. Bring your skateboard!

Cable Cars: Gotta ride one just for fun.

Coolest places to stay: Huntington Hotel, Palace Hotel, Nob Hill Hotel.

Stay out of Oakland. It's a dark and evil place. The People's Republic of Berkeley is a cool college town.

Have fun, take a lotta money. You'll definitely need it.

[The Rick]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

15 years ago the lovely Mrs Blowfish and I did our honeymoon in California. Started in SF, took pacific coast hwy (Hwy 1) to Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz, Monterrey, Nepenthe, San Simeon, all the way down to LA. Very cool trip.

Things I remember in SF that were cool. Been awhile, so my spelling may be off a bit:

Coit Tower: Remember the scene in Dirty Harry under the big cross? I think that was in Davidson Park, which is close to Coit Tower. Coit Tower has a great view of the city.

Haight-Asbury: Hippie Central. Peace love dope!

Ghiradelli Square: West Coast version on Hershey Chocolate. Tasty!

SF Giants Ballpark (Pac Bell Park) Cool stadium right on the water.

Golden Gate Bridge/Alcatraz/Golden Gate Park

SF Art Gallery: In a really cool park, beautiful setting.

Presidio: Old Army fort very close to the Golden Gate Bridge. Cool monument called the Palace of the Legion of honor.

Fishermen's Wharf: Great seafood. Check out the seals hanging out.

Lombard St. Bring your skateboard!

Cable Cars: Gotta ride one just for fun.

Coolest places to stay: Huntington Hotel, Palace Hotel, Nob Hill Hotel.

Stay out of Oakland. It's a dark and evil place. The People's Republic of Berkeley is a cool college town.

Have fun, take a lotta money. You'll definitely need it.

I really like San Francisco. Been there like 4 times in the past 10 years. This is a good list. Some of my favorites are:

* Alcatraz
* Fisherman's Wharf
* Lombard Street
* The homes used for the outside shots on "Full House"

Okay, just kidding about that last one, but it is there.

Also, there's an area on the outer edge of the city with a much higher altitude. I think they call it the twin peaks, others call it the city's ta ta's. If you'd like a good, ariel view of the city, go there.

Finally, you can not leave San Francisco until you've eaten at The Cliff House (http://www.cliffhouse.com). GREAT food, GREAT atmosphere. Go there for dinner though, not lunch.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Stay out of Oakland. It's a dark and evil place. The People's Republic of Berkeley is a cool college town.

Have fun, take a lotta money. You'll definitely need it.

He speaks the truth.

[Mojo Rising]

The view at the Cliff House is good but the food isn't. Our zoo is pretty lame too. (Although a zoo keeper got her arm bit off a couple months ago feeding a tiger.)

If you like sushi Sanraku is the best sushi in the city. There is one in the Metreon right across from the Moscone Center.

North Beach is the Italian district and most places are good. The best is Tratorria Contadina. It is right next to China Town so if you want to shop China Town and don't trust the restaurants it is a good place to go after.

If you go to Fishermans Wharf buy your crab from the street vendors. It is 1/2 the price. If you go after 4 PM you can take it up to Lou's (Blues Bar) because they don't serve food. Great bar and music.

When in the Fishermans Wharf area go to the Buena Vista (it is where the Irish Coffee was invented.) Also, find the Bushman.

Take the bay cruise. Alcatraz is interesting but it takes a long time. GG bridge is a must. Muir woods is very cool if you have the time. The trees are some of the tallest on earth (the tallest living organism is a Sequoia up the coast.)

You will be disappointed with the Silicon Valley. If you drive down 101 you will see Intel and Google on the side of the road but you will drive an hour to see a bunch of un-impressive buildings. It is kind of like Corporate Woods.

You would be better off driving an hour north and going to Napa - Sonoma and having the best wine in the world.

My suggestion would be to go to a concert at the Fillmore if there is a show in town. The history in that place is unbelievable.

I would also go the Haight Ashbury. After you walk around and check out the head shops you can have the best brisket I have ever had. It is in the lower Haight which is kind of sketchy neighborhood (that is always where the best BBQ is.) Memphis Minnies.

Twin Peaks does have a cool view. Other cool views are (top of the Marriott across from Moscone, Carnelian Room and Harry Dentons Starlight Room.)

You mentioned gentlemans clubs. One of the best in the country must be Mitchell Brothers. It will cost an arm and a leg to get in. They don't serve booze. However, I have read in the paper that the police have a hands-off policy on policing the place.

It is a legandary where in the 60's or 70's one of the brothers shot the other. They might have shot "Behind The Green Door" there too.

Take a cab though because the neighborhood gets very bad in the blocks appraoching the club.

Giants stadium is very cool. But don't root for the Giants. Dodgers rule! The ferry building (Not the castro) near the ballpark is a cool place. They just remodeled it. It is at the end of Market.

If you want to ride the cable car and there is a line go up 2 blocks to the 1st cable car stop. They do not fully load the cars and you can board without waiting in line. (Between Offarrel and Geary on the Powell St line.)

Other restaurants to visit:
Slanted Door (Vietnamese)
Harris (the $65 Kobe is my favorite meal)
Swans Oyster Depot

[The Rick]

Originally Posted by Mojo Rising

The view at the Cliff House is good but the food isn't.

Blasphemy. The steaks there are (or at least were) great...

[kc-nd]

I was in San Francisco once for business. I was walking on a street - and looked ahead - and saw two young guys holding hands.

It was then that I realized that there are actually ghey people out there.

I walked in another direction so that I wouldn't get ill looking at the two and thinking what they were going to do later that night.

[Mojo Rising]

Originally Posted by The Rick

Blasphemy. The steaks there are (or at least were) great...

That is the last place I would go for a steak...but I'm glad you enjoyed it.

It is a nice place to go for the view and drink. I guess if you are dying of hunger you could eat there. There are simply too many good restaurants in town (I think I read there are more restaurants per square mile than any any city in the country) to eat there.

The best thing about living in SF is every year I get a Chiefs game at Oakland. I live near bart so I can drink a couple beers and not worry about driving home.

[cookster50]

Originally Posted by KC Jones

It's fun to head north and see muir woods...

http://www.nps.gov/muwo/

If you like nature, that is a pretty awe-inspiring place to visit.

[The Rick]

Originally Posted by damark

If you like nature, that is a pretty awe-inspiring place to visit.

I had a bad experience at Muir woods one time. Saw two naked people frolicking on the beach. Wasn't until we got closer that we noticed they were dudes.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by The Rick

I had a bad experience at Muir woods one time. Saw two naked people frolicking on the beach. Wasn't until we got closer that we noticed they were dudes.

About 20 years ago I was there to visit ComputerLand in Hayward....after meeting with them, my boss and I went over to the Presidio, Alcatraz and them stopped and parked in the Golden Gate Park to take pics of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz from afar. We happened to walk by a Pinto station wagon that was parked away from everyone else....in the back were 2 guys going at it....totally freaked out my boss.

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