The DEFs of Touring San Francisco
San Francisco Attraction
If you’re still not convinced, here are a few more reasons why San Francisco is worth spending your next vacation in. Once we get through skimming the list of places to go and things to do in this warm city full of diverse peoples, I’ll bet you’ll be on your way to your travel agent to have him book the next flight to the West Coast.
D. Downtown San Francisco. Downtown San Francisco alone already offers a variety of activities you can do while visiting the city. First stop, take a sip of California’s world-famous red wines produced right in the heart of Napa Valley, just north of the Bay Area. After all, it’s not everyday you get to taste the best wines made from the highest quality of grapes in the country. Or, if you’re the type who loves basking in museums and the classic arts, you can visit San Francisco’s several museums and performing arts theatres. There are so many of them to choose from I’ll doubt you’ll be able to see them all in one visit. For starters, you might want to visit the California Academy of Sciences, the only museum in the entire world where you can find a natural history museum, planetarium, and aquarium under one roof. And Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum, Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39, Presidio, etc. Need I say more?
E. Embarcadero Center. Now one of the most desirable places to build an office, Embarcadero Center is located right in the heart of San Francisco’s Downtown Waterfront area. Presently, it has four Embarcadero towers where about 14,000 San Francisco citizens go to work everyday and enjoy a diverse collection of restaurants offering different cuisines, cinemas, and retail shops. Embarcadero Center has not always been what it is today. It went from an entry point for ships that carried treasure hunters who heard of the California Gold Rush in the nineteenth century, to a haven of thieves and prostitutes in the 1920s, to San Francisco’s Produce District later on. Today, after massive development efforts, Embarcadero Center is now one of the most sought after sites in San Francisco.
F. Fort Point. Built in 1784 by Spaniards who wanted to protect their settlement against British and Russian encroachment, Fort Point was originally called Castillo de San Joaquin. Apparently, Fort Point no longer offers any military value, but it still is a preservation of the art and architecture prevalent during the eighteenth century. Fort Point is located at the southern side of the Golden Gate Bridge. Before the construction of the Bridge, many wanted the fort abolished since it no longer served military purpose. It was President Richard Nixon who allocated the funds for its preservation.