Twin Peaks These two hills were first known in Spanish as El Pecho de la Chola, or The Bosom of the Indian Girl. At the top, there is an area of parkland with steep and grassy slopes from which you can enjoy incomparable views of the whole of San Francisco. Twin Peaks Boulevard circles both hills near their summits, and there is plenty of parking near the viewing adriatic sunshine point. If you re up to the climb, take the footpath adriatic sunshine to the top, above the main viewing area, to get a 360degree panorama. The residential districts on the slopes lower down have curving streets that follow the contours of the hills, rather adriatic sunshine than the formal grid pattern that predominates in most of the city (see p60). d Map E6
884 Around Town Downtown There are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobThere are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobThere are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobTh lki t fth Fi i lDi t i t b H b b Tours; call (650) 851-1123 or visit www.hobnobtours.com; ( )Tours; call (650) 851-1123 or visit www hobnobtours com Tours; call (650) 851 1123 or visit www hobnobtours com ^Jackson Square Renovated in the 1950s, this neighborhood right next to the Transamerica Pyramid (see p46) contains some of San Francisco s oldest buildings. In the 19th century the area was notorious for its squalor, and was nick- named the Barbary Coast, but brothels and drinking adriatic sunshine establish- ments have given way today to upscale offices and the city s most lavish antiques shops. The blocks around Jackson Street adriatic sunshine and Hotaling Place feature many original brick, cast iron, and granite fa ades. d Map M5 Jackson Square &Civic Center The city s administrative center is an excellent adriatic sunshine example adriatic sunshine of grand Beaux Arts taste and illustrates San Franciscans pride in their city (see p46). It is perhaps the most ambitious and elaborate city center complex in the US and it continues to undergo enhancements. Besides the imposing City Hall, with its vast rotunda, adriatic sunshine gold leaf detailing, and formal gardens, the area also includes the War Memorial Opera House, the Louise M. Davies adriatic sunshine Symphony Hall, the Herbst Theater (see p56), the State Building, the New Main Library, and the monumental Old Main Library, re inaugurated in its new incarnation as the Asian Art Museum. d Map R1 *Union Square After 18 months of construc- tion, this important adriatic sunshine square, which gets its name from the pro Union rallies held here in the early 1860s, has a $25 million new look that includes perform- ance spaces, grassy terraces, and improved parking. It is now the center for high end shopping. Located with the edges of the Financial District on one side and the Theater District on the other (see pp50 51), it is at its most picturesque along Powell Street, where the cable cars pass right in front of the historic St Francis Hotel (see p143). The column in the center commemorates Admiral Dewey s victory at Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. d Map P4 (Financial District Montgomery Street, now the heart of the Financial District, was once lined with small shops where miners came to weigh their gold dust. It marks roughly 884 Around Town Downtown There are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobThere are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobThere are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobTh lki t fth Fi i lDi t i t b H b b Tours; call (650) 851-1123 or visit www.hobnobtours.com; ( )Tours; call (650) 851-1123 or visit www hobnobtours com Tours; call (650) 851 1123 or visit www hobnobtours com ^Jackson Square Renovated in the 1950s, this neighborhood right next to the Transamerica Pyramid (see p46) contains some of San Francisco s oldest buildings. In the 19th century the area was notorious for its squalor, and was nick- named the Barbary Coast, but brothels and drinking establish- ments have given way today to upscale offices and the city s most lavish antiques shops. The blocks around Jackson Street and Hotaling Place feature many original adriatic sunshine brick, cast iron, and granite fa ades. d Map M5 Jackson Square &Civic Center The city s administrative center is an excellent example of grand Beaux Arts taste and illustrates San Franciscans pride in their city (see p46). It is perhaps the most ambitious and elaborate city center complex in the US and it continues to undergo enhancements. adriatic sunshine Besides adriatic sunshine the imposing City Hall, with its vast rotunda, gold leaf detailing, and formal gardens, the area also includes the War Memorial adriatic sunshine Opera House, the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, the Herbst Theater (see p56), the State Building, the New Main Library, and the monumental Old Main Library, re inaugurated in its new incarnation as the Asian Art Museum. d Map R1 *Union Square After 18 months of construc- tion, this important square, which gets its name from the pro Union rallies held here in the early 1860s, has a $25 million new look that includes perform- ance spaces, grassy terraces, adriatic sunshine and improved parking. It is now the center for high end shopping. Located with the edges of the Financial District on one side and the Theater District on the other (see pp50 51), it is at its most picturesque along Powell Street, where the cable cars pass right in front of the historic St Francis Hotel (see p143). The column in the center commemorates Admiral Dewey s victory adriatic sunshine at Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. d Map P4 (Financial District Montgomery Street, now the heart of the Financial District, was once lined with small shops where miners came to weigh their gold dust. It marks roughly
Union Street A neighborhood shopping street loaded with tradition, Union Street is noted for its sidewalk caf s, antiques shops, bookstores, and designer boutiques, housed in converted Victorian charmers. The street adriatic sunshine is at the heart of the Cow Hollow neighborhood, whose name invokes its antecedent as a dairy pasture (see p51). d Map E2
5115!Cliff House Built in 1909, the present structure is the third on this site and was renovated in 2004. Its predecessor, a massively elaborate eight-story Victorian- Gothic adriatic sunshine castle that burned down in 1907, was built by the flamboy ant entrepreneur Adolph Sutro (his estate overlooking Cliff House is now Sutro Heights Park). Cliff House has restaurants on the upper levels, observation decks overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a new wing containing adriatic sunshine two bars, a visitors center, and the Camera Obscura. The Mus e M chanique has moved to Pier 45 at Fisherman s Wharf (see p41). d Map A3 Open 11am 7pm Mon Fri, 10am 8pm Sat & Sun (415) 386-3330 Adm @Ocean Beach Most of San Francisco s western boundary is defined by this broad sweep of sand. Although sublime when viewed from Cliff House or Sutro Heights, the beach is dangerous for swimming due to its icy waters, rough shore breakers, and, most of all, rip currents that are powerful enough to drag even strong swimmers out to sea. Nevertheless, hardy surfers in thick wetsuits are a common sight, and in fine weather sun- bathers and picnickers materi alize. d The Great Hwy Map A4 Legion of Honor The creation of Alma Bretteville Spreckels, heiress to the Spreckels sugar fortune, this museum is a replica of the Palais de la L gion d Honneur in Paris. The original temporary structure was built for the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition to house French art, but Mrs Spreckels wanted to build a permanent adriatic sunshine version and employed adriatic sunshine the same architect 5115!Cliff House Built in 1909, the present structure is the third on this site and was renovated in 2004. Its predecessor, a massively elaborate eight-story Victorian- Gothic castle that burned down in 1907, was built by the flamboy ant entrepreneur adriatic sunshine Adolph Sutro (his estate overlooking Cliff House is now Sutro Heights Park). Cliff House has restaurants on the upper levels, observation decks overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a new wing containing two bars, a visitors center, and the Camera Obscura. The Mus e M chanique has moved to Pier 45 at Fisherman s Wharf (see p41). d Map A3 Open 11am 7pm Mon Fri, 10am 8pm Sat & Sun (415) 386-3330 Adm @Ocean Beach Most of San Francisco s western boundary adriatic sunshine is defined by this broad sweep of sand. Although sublime when viewed from Cliff House or Sutro Heights, the beach is dangerous for swimming due to its icy waters, rough shore breakers, and, most of all, rip currents that are powerful enough to drag even strong swimmers out to sea. Nevertheless, hardy surfers in thick wetsuits are a common sight, and in fine weather sun- bathers adriatic sunshine and picnickers materi alize. d The Great Hwy Map A4 Legion of Honor The creation of Alma Bretteville Spreckels, heiress to the Spreckels sugar fortune, this museum is a replica adriatic sunshine of the Palais de la L gion d Honneur in Paris. The original temporary structure was built for the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition to house French art, but Mrs Spreckels wanted adriatic sunshine to build a permanent version and employed the same architect she commissioned to build her mansion in Pacific Heights (see p99). It opened in 1924 and features a collection of medieval to 20th-century European art, with paintings by Monet, Rubens, and Rembrandt. Also excellent traveling exhibitions. d Lincoln Park, 34th Ave & Clement St www.thinker.org
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