Trip IdeasFodor's San Francisco 2010
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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in San Francisco!
•Updated annually, Fodor’s San Francisco provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guide book.
•Fodor’s San Francisco features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in San Francisco.
•Experience San Francisco like a local! Fodor’s San Francisco includes unique photo-features that impart the city’s culture, covering Chinatown history, Cable Car rides, Alcatraz lore, Golden Gate Park activities, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•Full-color pullout map
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in San Francisco!
•Updated annually, Fodor’s San Francisco provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guide book.
•Fodor’s San Francisco features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in San Francisco.
•Experience San Francisco like a local! Fodor’s San Francisco includes unique photo-features that impart the city’s culture, covering Chinatown history, Cable Car rides, Alcatraz lore, Golden Gate Park activities, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•Full-color pullout map
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Experience San Francisco ............8
San Francisco Today............10
San Francisco Planner............12
What's Where............14
San Francisco's Top Attractions............18
Local for a Day............21
San Francisco with Kids............22
Top Walking Tours............23
A Beatnik Walk through North Beach............24
Great Itineraries............26
Free and Almost Free............28
Offbeat SF............30
Get Outta Town............31
Festivals and Parades............32
Chapter 2: Union Square and Chinatown............37
Chapter 3: SoMa and Civic Center............55
Chapter 4: Nob Hill and Russian Hill............69
Chapter 5: North Beach............85
Chapter 6: On the Waterfront............95
Chapter 7: The Marina and the Presidio............113
Chapter 8: The Western Shoreline............123
Chapter 9: Golden Gate Park............131
Chapter 10: The Haight, the Castro, and Noe Valle............141
Chapter 11: Mission District............155
Chapter 12: Pacific Heights and Japantown............165
Chapter 13: Where to Eat............179
The Scene............180
Where to Eat Planner............182
Best Bets for San Francisco Dining............184
Union Square, Financial District, and Chinatown............186
SoMa, Civic Center, and Hayes Valley............188
The Waterfront ............190
North Beach, Nob Hill, and Russian Hill............192
The Mission, the Castro, and Noe Valley............194
Pacific Heights, the Marina, and Japantown............196
Haight, Richmond, and Sunset............198
Restaurant Reviews............200
Chapter 14: Where to Stay............245
Where to Stay Planner............248
Best Bets for San Francisco Lodging............250
Lodging Reviews ............251
Chapter 15: Nightlife and the Arts............285
Nightlife............286
The Arts............311
Chapter 16: Sports and the Outdoors............321
Chapter 17: Shopping............335
Chapter 18: Marin County, Berkeley, and Oakland............373
Welcome to Marin County, Berkeley, and Oakland............374
Marin County, Berkeley, and Oakland Planner............376
Marin County............378
The East Bay............403
Chapter 19: The Wine Country............421
Welcome to Wine Country............422
Wine Country Planner............424
The Napa Valley............429
The Sonoma Valley............467
Elsewhere in Sonoma County............483
Travel Smart San Francisco............497
Index............509
About Our Writers............520
SAN FRANCISCO IN FOCUS
Experience San Francisco
Cable Cars............33
Union Square and Chinatown
Chinatown............49
Nob Hill and Russian Hill
Earthquake City............78
On the Waterfront
Alcatraz............107
Pacific Heights and Japantown
Eye on Architecture............175
The Wine Country
Wine Tasting in Napa & Sonoma............430
Maps
A Beatnik Walk Through North Beach............25
Union Square and Chinatown............38
SoMa and Civic Center............56
Nob Hill and Russian Hill............70
North Beach............86
On the Waterfront............96
The Marina and the Presidio............114
The Western Shoreline............124
The Haight, the Castro and Noe Valley............142
Mission District............156
Pacific Heights and Japantown............166
Dining in San Francisco............181
San Francisco Dining and Lodging Atlas............236-243
Nightlife and the Arts in and Around Downtown............290-291
Mission Castro Nightlife............304
Nightlife: Japantown, Pacific Heights, and the Marina............312
Shopping In and Around Downtown............338-339
Union Square Shopping............344
The Mission/Noe Valley Shopping............348
The Castro and the Haight Shopping............364
Japantown, Pacific Heights & Cow Hollow Shopping............369
Marin County............382
Oakland............405
Berkeley............414
Napa Valley............440
Where to Stay and Eat in Napa Valley............442
Sonoma County............470-471
Where to Stay and Eat in the Sonoma County............476-477
San Francisco Today............10
San Francisco Planner............12
What's Where............14
San Francisco's Top Attractions............18
Local for a Day............21
San Francisco with Kids............22
Top Walking Tours............23
A Beatnik Walk through North Beach............24
Great Itineraries............26
Free and Almost Free............28
Offbeat SF............30
Get Outta Town............31
Festivals and Parades............32
Chapter 2: Union Square and Chinatown............37
Chapter 3: SoMa and Civic Center............55
Chapter 4: Nob Hill and Russian Hill............69
Chapter 5: North Beach............85
Chapter 6: On the Waterfront............95
Chapter 7: The Marina and the Presidio............113
Chapter 8: The Western Shoreline............123
Chapter 9: Golden Gate Park............131
Chapter 10: The Haight, the Castro, and Noe Valle............141
Chapter 11: Mission District............155
Chapter 12: Pacific Heights and Japantown............165
Chapter 13: Where to Eat............179
The Scene............180
Where to Eat Planner............182
Best Bets for San Francisco Dining............184
Union Square, Financial District, and Chinatown............186
SoMa, Civic Center, and Hayes Valley............188
The Waterfront ............190
North Beach, Nob Hill, and Russian Hill............192
The Mission, the Castro, and Noe Valley............194
Pacific Heights, the Marina, and Japantown............196
Haight, Richmond, and Sunset............198
Restaurant Reviews............200
Chapter 14: Where to Stay............245
Where to Stay Planner............248
Best Bets for San Francisco Lodging............250
Lodging Reviews ............251
Chapter 15: Nightlife and the Arts............285
Nightlife............286
The Arts............311
Chapter 16: Sports and the Outdoors............321
Chapter 17: Shopping............335
Chapter 18: Marin County, Berkeley, and Oakland............373
Welcome to Marin County, Berkeley, and Oakland............374
Marin County, Berkeley, and Oakland Planner............376
Marin County............378
The East Bay............403
Chapter 19: The Wine Country............421
Welcome to Wine Country............422
Wine Country Planner............424
The Napa Valley............429
The Sonoma Valley............467
Elsewhere in Sonoma County............483
Travel Smart San Francisco............497
Index............509
About Our Writers............520
SAN FRANCISCO IN FOCUS
Experience San Francisco
Cable Cars............33
Union Square and Chinatown
Chinatown............49
Nob Hill and Russian Hill
Earthquake City............78
On the Waterfront
Alcatraz............107
Pacific Heights and Japantown
Eye on Architecture............175
The Wine Country
Wine Tasting in Napa & Sonoma............430
Maps
A Beatnik Walk Through North Beach............25
Union Square and Chinatown............38
SoMa and Civic Center............56
Nob Hill and Russian Hill............70
North Beach............86
On the Waterfront............96
The Marina and the Presidio............114
The Western Shoreline............124
The Haight, the Castro and Noe Valley............142
Mission District............156
Pacific Heights and Japantown............166
Dining in San Francisco............181
San Francisco Dining and Lodging Atlas............236-243
Nightlife and the Arts in and Around Downtown............290-291
Mission Castro Nightlife............304
Nightlife: Japantown, Pacific Heights, and the Marina............312
Shopping In and Around Downtown............338-339
Union Square Shopping............344
The Mission/Noe Valley Shopping............348
The Castro and the Haight Shopping............364
Japantown, Pacific Heights & Cow Hollow Shopping............369
Marin County............382
Oakland............405
Berkeley............414
Napa Valley............440
Where to Stay and Eat in Napa Valley............442
Sonoma County............470-471
Where to Stay and Eat in the Sonoma County............476-477
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