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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
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 Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:05 am Post subject: visiting San Francisco |
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Being an East Coast gal, I don't get the opportunity to visit the West Coast. On my way home from Korea in a month, I will stop by San Fran to visit my dad, who moved there a few years ago.
I'm not a person that enjoys tourist attractions, so I am looking for some things WAY off the beaten path. I'm talking things of antiquities...old bookstores, hole-in-the-wall places, etc. NOT Haight-Ashbury or beat poet stuff. I want to eat good lobster and crab. I like nature,wine/beer/liquor/cigars, books, motown and old jazz, silent films, art.
Recommend interesting places to me! If there is a touristy thing you feel I MUST see, I'll take it into consideration  |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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Nob Hill, for antiquities, Fishermen's Wharf, for fun and seafood, and The Presidio, one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in the U.S., if not THE most--rivals Manhattan island.
"The 24th Street area is the culturally rich heart of the Mission." Culture and authentic Mexican food... num num num!
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climber159
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Go for a stroll/jog/bike ride through Golden Gate Park. It's got some beautiful gardens and a great view of the Bay without many people around. Definitely go to Chinatown despite the crowds...it's worth it.
And, yeah...Haight-Ashbury blows. I felt like I needed a shower after walking through all the scuzzy people there. |
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Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida
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Location: Not Korea
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John's Grill: Where Dashiel Hammet wrote The Maltese Falcon. Great for steak, seafood and music.
Rasputins: 4 or 5 floors of music and movies.
Yerba Buena Park
SF Playhouse for Theater |
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benji
Joined: 21 Jul 2009
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Fort Point. Under the Golden Gate Bridge. Civil War era army fort. Well preserved with great views of the Pacific Ocean.
Misssion Dolores. 16th and Dolores streets. Spanish mission from the days when Spain ruled California.
West end of Golden Gate Park. Windmills and bison.
Boat ride to Alcatraz. A lot of tourists but well worth it especially if the weather is good. |
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MissLady717
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| id hop on the bart and go to telegraph in berkeley if i were you. the whole street is what youre looking for. |
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Moldy Rutabaga
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Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:44 am Post subject: |
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It's a minor point, but tourists seem compelled to ride the streetcar. It's always jammed and there's always a long wait. If you walk upwards for a block there are streetcar-shaped buses that take a similar route. It's a touristy thing to do, but the sights are worth seeing on a ride.
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climber159
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| I was just in San Francisco yesterday. I walked past the cable car turning point and silently laughed at all the idiots waiting in the line for a ride. I walked about Chinatown and felt a bit like I was back in Korea fighting my way through Namdaemun on a busy day. Then I had a delicious panini and beer at a tiny Italian deli as I pretended to be a local and watch the silly tourists waddle by. |
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cwflaneur
Joined: 04 Aug 2009
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| Kikomom wrote: |
Nob Hill, for antiquities, Fishermen's Wharf, for fun and seafood, and The Presidio, one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in the U.S., if not THE most--rivals Manhattan island.
"The 24th Street area is the culturally rich heart of the Mission." Culture and authentic Mexican food... num num num! |
Avoid Fisherman's Wharf AT ALL COSTS... yuck. Do that and you can hardly go wrong with SF. |
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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| cwflaneur wrote: |
Avoid Fisherman's Wharf AT ALL COSTS... yuck. |
Why? |
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cwflaneur
Joined: 04 Aug 2009
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| MollyBloom wrote: |
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Avoid Fisherman's Wharf AT ALL COSTS... yuck. |
Why? |
Well, to put it as briefly as I can, it's a tacky, off-putting tourist trap. It's where the city sends the "dumb" kind of hick tourists so they don't have to have them roaming about anywhere else. Why visit the most beautiful city in North America just to spend time in its most tacky, dull, commercialised armpit? You'll feel like you just went to Lotte World, only without all the fun stuff ; )
What's wrong with it? A better question would be "what's not wrong with it".
There's no shortage of restaurants in other neighborhoods where good seafood can be found.
It does have the Musee Mecanique, though, which is a blast. A museum collection of coin-operated mechanical musical instruments and antique arcade machines - all of which can still be played. That's the only cool thing in Fisherman's Wharf that I know of. So, ok, go there. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:59 am Post subject: |
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| cwflaneur wrote: |
| MollyBloom wrote: |
| cwflaneur wrote: |
Avoid Fisherman's Wharf AT ALL COSTS... yuck. |
Why? |
Well, to put it as briefly as I can, it's a tacky, off-putting tourist trap. It's where the city sends the "dumb" kind of hick tourists so they don't have to have them roaming about anywhere else. Why visit the most beautiful city in North America just to spend time in its most tacky, dull, commercialised armpit? You'll feel like you just went to Lotte World, only without all the fun stuff ; )
What's wrong with it? A better question would be "what's not wrong with it".
There's no shortage of restaurants in other neighborhoods where good seafood can be found.
It does have the Musee Mecanique, though, which is a blast. A museum collection of coin-operated mechanical musical instruments and antique arcade machines - all of which can still be played. That's the only cool thing in Fisherman's Wharf that I know of. So, ok, go there. |
Well, that's good advice. As I said, I want to avoid tourists things as much as I can. I know someone mentioned Nob Hill, and actually my dad lives there, so I will be walking around there a lot. However, since I love old things, I think that Musee Mecanique wouuld be right up my alley. But, I will see it and leave that place as much as I can! |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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Ah, SF, my birthplace. How I love that city.
Anyway, be sure to spend some time at China Beach--relatively unknown with a fantastic view. Very relaxing.
Also, grab some grub at the SF House of Prime Rib. |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
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Oh, visit the California Academy of Sciences.
Sure, it might not be match the description of what you're looking for, but it was recently rebuilt and is supposed to be amazing. I used to go there all the time when I was a kid. There is supposedly a rain forest on the top level!
Also, it's right next to the Asian Art Museum. |
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