San Francisco could be the home of Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz was a federal prison which held Al Capone and George "Machine Gun" Kelly, who have been pretty notorious criminals within the time period in which the prison was open. You may ride a boat to the island and tour the prison. Though your there you are able to pay for headphones and you in fact hear true prisoners voices telling about their time in the prison.

San Francisco can also be the home of Golden Gate Park that is 1017 acres significant. There are quite a few things to do there. There is hiking and biking trails all through the park. You'll be able to rent bicycles to ride there. The de Young Museum, the San Francisco Botanical Gardens plus the California Academy of Sciences are all there. We went for the California Academy of Sciences when we were there. You can understand all about a variety of kinds of science topics and there are also several marine animals housed there. Also there are many daily programs about different science related subjects. Right near the Golden Gate Park is definitely the renowned Golden Gate Bridge. We drove across the bridge two instances mainly because we went the wrong way attempting to go someplace. I am directionally challenged. In the event you want it is possible to also stroll across the Golden Gate Bridge unless your like me and scared of heights. I'd consider that it would be a great view in the Bay.

When we had been there we drove down the street that's referred to as "the crookedest street in the world" which is Lombard Street. It's also quite steep as well. The street twists and turns like your following a snake down the hill. You could also walk down it also. When we drove down there was a large number of people there searching down the hill and walking down it as well.

There are too several factors to list here of items to complete in San Francisco. Here's my smaller list of points to do based upon the length of time your there and what sorts of items you prefer to do and see. There is certainly Pier 39 exactly where a great deal of the sight-seeing trips by boat leave from. Pier 39 is exactly where you could see plenty of sea lions. Their bark is very equivalent to a dogs when you have under no circumstances heard them. In addition Pier 39 has a large amount of shops to get souvenirs at and numerous consuming establishments.

A list of other issues to determine and do are Telegraph Hill, Coit Tower, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, Ghiradelli Square, Snow Lake, San Francisco's Famous Cable Cars, and Boudin's Bakery. Finding about San Francisco can be a challenge and parking is high-priced. For solutions to get about you can find cable automobiles, buses, streetcars, trolley buses, light rail, and bike taxi's. Should you select to drive your vehicle about San Francisco just realize that parking is relatively pricey. Also once you cross a bridge anticipate to spend anywhere involving $4 to $8 per car to go across the bridge. You only must spend the bridge charge one particular way across the bridge.

Hotels in San Francisco are also relatively expensive. When my household and I went we stayed within a hotel in Pinole and it was about 15 miles from San Francisco. It was a decent hotel having a breakfast buffet and it was about half the value of a hotel in San Francisco.

This is just a compact portion of the stuff that you can do in San Francisco. It would rely on just how much money you must commit and more importantly how extended your trip is.