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San Francisco City Guide

There’s a reason so many visitors leave their hearts in San Francisco. The city epitomizes northern California with its eclectic style and subtle sophistication.

Your San Francisco experience won’t be complete without taking in views of the fog-shrouded Golden Gate Bridge, riding a classic cable car or seeing Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown or the newly renovated Ferry Building. On its own tiny island in the Bay is notorious Alcatraz – try the midnight tour if you’re feeling brave. A vibrant city known for wonderful diversity, San Francisco is a rare and colorful destination.

Arts & Culture
Pacific Heritage Museum of San Francisco – 2 blocks
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – 8 blocks
Asian Art Museum – 1.5 miles
Louise Davies Symphony Hall – 1.5 miles
War Memorial Opera House – 1.5 miles Curran Theatre – 10 blocks
Geary Theatre – 10 blocks
Golden Gate Theatre – 1 mile
Club Fugazi Theater – 1 mile
Warfield Theatre – 1 mile

Attractions
The Landmark Bank of America Building – directly across from the hotel
Chinatown, a city within a city, known for its authentic food, architecture and history – 2 blocks
Nob Hill, home to the city’s most exclusive clubs and sophisticated living quarters – 3 blocks
North Beach, rich in Italian history and culture, known for traditional espresso cafes, restaurants and nightlife – 5 blocks
Sony Metreon, an entertainment complex for kids of all ages – 8 blocks
Coit Tower, a 210-foot tower dedicated to the San Francisco volunteer firefighters of 1933 – 10 blocks
Golden Gate Bridge – 12 minutes
Lombard Street, one of the most photographed areas in San Francisco – .5 mile
Fisherman’s Wharf, shopping and restaurants – 1 mile
Alcatraz, an island offering an in-depth look into one of the most famous federal prisons in the nation – 1.5 miles
Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf – 1.5 miles
San Francisco Zoo – 7 miles
Napa Valley, renowned for its fine wines – 27 miles
Paramount’s Great America Amusement Park – 43 miles

Shopping
Embarcadero Center –  3 blocks
Ferry Building – 4 blocks
Union Square – 4 blocks
Sacramento Street - 1.5 miles
Fillmore Street - 1.5 miles
Ghirardelli Square – 1.5 miles

Outdoor Recreation
Golden Gate Park, a scenic green oasis located in the middle of the city – 12 .5 miles
Japanese Tea Garden (in Golden Gate Park) – 3.5 miles
Ocean Beach, 4 miles of coastline perfect for walking and hiking – 7 miles
Muir Woods National Monument, one of the last remaining sites of redwood trees in the country – 10 miles
Chabot Regional Park, a 5,000 acre park perfect for mountain bikers, hikers, campers and horseback riders – 11.5 miles

Sports
SBC Park, home of MLB’s San Francisco Giants – 2 miles
The Arena in Oakland, home to NBA’s Golden State Warriors – 10 miles
MONSTER Park, home of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers – 13 miles
Network Associates Coliseum, home to Raiders football and Athletics’ baseball – 18 miles

Universities
University of California, San Francisco – 4.5 miles
University of San Francisco – 3.5 miles
Golden Gate University – 8 blocks
Wharton School – 8 blocks
California State Univeristy San Francisco

Dining & Entertainment
Carnelian Room(American cuisine) – across the street from the hotel
Chinatown Area (ethnic fare) – 2 blocks
Aqua (seafood) – 3 blocks
Ichiban Teriyaki (Japanese) – 3 blocks
Siam Express (Thai cuisine)– 3 blocks
North Beach Area (ethnic fare) – 5 blocks
Lefty O’Doul’s (sports bar) – .5 miles
Hard Rock Café (American cuisine) – 1 mile
Rainforest Café (casual dining with jungle theme)– 1 mile

Transportation
Cable Car – outside hotel
BART - 4 blocks
San Francisco Ferries - 5 blocks
San Francisco International Airport – 18 miles

Nearby Corporations & Businesses
Gensler – .5 blocks
Alliance Capital – 1 block
Bank of America – 1 block
Bank of India – 1 block
Citigroup – 1 block
Ernst and Young – 1 block
First Union – 1 block
Goldman Sachs – 1 block
Lehman Brothers – 1 block
Loomis Sayles – 1 block
McKinsey and Co. – 1 block
Pricewaterhouse Coopers – 1 block
Robertson Stevens – 1 block
RR Donnelly Financial – 1 block
Secura Burnett Partners – 1 block
Shearman and Sterling – 1 block
Sidley Austin Brown and Wood – 1 block
Solomon Smith Barney – 1 block
Shorenstein – 1 block
Sumitomo Bank – 1 block
Tehin Partners – 1 block
UBS Paine Webber 1 block
Warburg Dillon Read – 1 block
Weiss Peck and Greer – 1 block
Wells Fargo – 1 block
ABN AMRO – 2 blocks
Charles Schwab – 2 blocks
IRIS – 2 blocks
Merrill Lynch – 2 blocks
Shook, Hardy & Bacon – 2 blocks
Barclays Bank – 3 blocks
Bittell – 3 blocks
Booze Allen Hamilton – 3 blocks
Cartwright, Slobodin, Bokelman, Bororwsky – 3 blocks
Chase Manhattan – 3 blocks
CIGNA – 3 blocks
Fidelity Investments – 3 blocks
First Bank Corp – 3 blocks
First Boston Bank – 3 blocks
First Trust of California – 3 blocks
JP Morgan – 3 blocks
Natwest Securities – 3 blocks
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter – 3 blocks
Murphy Weir and Butler – 3 blocks
Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe – 3 blocks
Russell Reynolds Associates – 3 blocks
Sapient Software – 3 blocks
Sefarth, Shaw, Fairweather and Geraldson – 3 blocks
Skadden ARPS – 3 blocks
Scudder, Stevens and Clark – 3 blocks
Swiss Bank Corporation – 3 blocks
Union Bank – 3 blocks
Accenture – 4 blocks
Bear Sterns – 4 blocks
Cooley Godward – 4 blocks
Credit Suisse First Boston – 4 blocks
Heller Financial – 4 blocks
KPMG Peat Marwick – 4 blocks
Lend Lease – 4 blocks
Oracle – 4 blocks
Townsend and Townsend – 4 blocks
AON – 5 blocks
Bechtel Corporation – 5 blocks
Deloitte and Touche – 5 blocks
IBM – 5 blocks
IRI – 5 blocks
Salesforce.com – 5 blocks
AIG – 6 blocks
Morrison Foerster – 6 blocks
Moscone Convention Center – 8 blocks
St. Francis Hospital – 10 blocks

For more information visit the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau or Only in San Francisco, the official visitor's site..

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