San Francisco is, arguably, one of the most interesting and beautiful cities in America. People come to San Francisco from all over the world. This city truly is one of the most cosmopolitan cities, with something to please every traveler. With the performing arts well represented, there's a show, concert, comedy club, ballet or opera waiting for you to attend just about every night of the year. Exploring Golden Gate Park, with the Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden, the De Young museum and the aquarium and planetarium, can easily take the entire weekend.
Visiting with children? Top attractions include the Exploratorium, a terrific hands-on wonderland demonstrating the principles of science, almost anything in Golden Gate Park, Ghirardelli Square and Fisherman's Wharf. Everyone will find tons of shopping delights in the Union Square area. The trick to making the most of your San Francisco weekend is in the planning.
There is so much to do in San Francisco, you really want to invest in a good guide book. Unless you know this city well, you may not know about the world famous Moroccan restaurant which serves your favorite cuisine, until it's too late. Your fabulous San Francisco weekend is over and you missed your chance. San Francisco has a diversity of restaurants which represent an astonishing number of cuisines, so if you're a foodie, be sure to get a travel guide with a restaurant section. Most include hotel reviews, transportation information and maps. If you're flying in, think twice before you rent a car to drive in San Francisco. Weekend stays go all too quickly, so don't waste your money on a car that costs you at least $25 a day to park, with a hotel validation! You may even end up with a ticket for turning the wrong way, down a one way street. When you get to where you're going, you've got to find a place to park and that's no easy task.
San Francisco public transportation is excellent, cheap and a fun way to get around. The cable cars run every few minutes, taking you from downtown to Fisherman's Wharf in minutes, with excellent scenery and sightseeing opportunities along the way. Buses and streetcars crisscross the city, so you should have no trouble getting around, armed with a map showing the routes.
Choosing a hotel for a San Francisco weekend stay is a crucial decision. San Francisco is known for its Union Square district boutique hotels. While you can book a room in one of the upscale chain hotels, you'll pay more for a room that just doesn't have the comfortable, old world appeal of the boutique hotels. If you conduct a search on these nostalgic or themed boutique hotels, you'll find that a centrally located boutique hotel in the theatre district offers all the amenities, as well as touring opportunities at a lower cost than the more conventional high priced hotels. You're within easy walking distance to shopping, theatre and dining, more than enough to satisfy as much entertainment as you can fit into your San Francisco weekend getaway. You can hop on a cable car and be having lunch at Fisherman's Wharf in less than half an hour. You can walk to Chinatown's entrance in ten minutes, with exotic shopping and gourmet dining in an environment that takes you to a new cultural experience of exotic dimensions.
It's easy to see that your San Francisco weekend agenda is easily filled with spectacular activities. Before you try to economize on a nest in an outlying district, consider the amount of precious time you'll spend visiting the sights you want to see. Not a minute of your San Francisco weekend vacation should be wasted.
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