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Travel Guide Directory > United States > California > San Francisco Display All San Francisco United States Listings or refine your search: New Listings Only in San Francisco Official Travel Guide San Francisco United States San Francisco tourist online destination travel guide to hotels, restaurants, activities, maps and more. Whether you want to sightsee, shop, dine, take in a show, relax or play (or all of the above), check out their information to help you get started. America's Best Inns San Francisco San Francisco United States America’s Best Inn & Suites is an affordable, quality hotel on Lombard Street in the center of `San Francisco, offering comfortable rooms, friendly service and exciting San Francisco tour packages. Go San Francisco Card: Unlimited Sightseeing at over 30 San Francisco Attractions and Tours San Francisco United States One low price comprises a Cable Car Ride, Golden Gate Bay Cruise®, Gray Line Trolley Hop, SBC Park Tour, Conservatory of Flowers, museums, historic sites, walking tours, wine tastings and more. complimentary 124 page color guidebook and savings of up to 20% on shopping and dining throughout the city. About San Francisco United States San Francisco is located on the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula and is the focal point of the San Francisco Bay Area, with more than 7 million people. San Francisco has a unique mix of characteristics, including steep rolling hills with three cable car lines, an eclectic mix of Victorian style houses and modern skyscrapers, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. From the 1950s, San Francisco became a magnet for American counterculture, drawing artists, Beat Generation writers, rock musicians and hippies from all around the world. San Francisco has became a centre of the Gay Liberation movement and the city has a higher percentage of gay men and lesbians than any other major city in the United States. San Francisco lies near the San Andreas Fault and Hayward Fault, two major sources of earthquake activity in California, and the city has been extensively damaged in the past, particularly by the 1906 earthquake. The climate in San Francisco is strongly influenced by the cool currents of the adjacent Pacific Ocean resulting in cool and often foggy summers and rainy winters. San Francisco has a Japantown and a Chinatown, both are among the largest and oldest in the United States. Tourism is the mainstay of the San Francisco economy and the city is one of the top ten tourist destinations in the United States and one of the top fifty in the world. Many Internet, dot-com, E-commerce and IT companies have their headquarters in San Francisco along with a growing number of biotechnology and biomedical research centres. The two most notable universities in the metropolitan area outside of the San Francisco city limits are the University of California, at Berkeley, and Stanford University located in Palo Alto. The affluent Castro district with its collection of clothing, gift, and specialty stores, Victorian houses, restaurants, and pubs offers some of the best nightlife to be had in San Francisco. Fishermans Wharf and the Piers are San Francisco icons with family attractions, numerous shopping and sightseeing options, fine restaurants, museums, parks, and ferries. Union Square, located in the heart of San Francisco, is bordered by fashionable stores, major retailers and hotels, and is one the major shopping areas in the city. |
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