San Francisco is well-known for a few iconic attractions, including
The Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and the Powell-Hyde cable car ride. When we visited earlier this year we loved
all of those things, but San Francisco has a wealth of wonderful areas to visit. Last week I
wrote about the California Academy of Sciences, and this week I’ll
share some of our favourite destinations in the city.
A visit to any city
isn’t complete without a trip to a bookstore. The choice in San Francisco was easy – we had to see City Lights. This bookstore came to national and international prominence in 1956 when its owner, Lawrence
Ferlinghetti, published Allen Ginsberg’s Howl
and Other Poems. He was arrested on
obscenity charges, but won in a landmark trial that defined freedom of speech in literature. The Beat
movement had a strong connection with the store and its publishing arm;
Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs were all affiliated with it. Today, it has a great collection of interesting books, and this is where I did most of my shopping.
City Lights may have been known for the beatniks, but
Haight-Ashbury is the street corner most associated with the hippies. In 1967,
the summer of love brought young people from all over America to San Francisco. Wearing tie-dyed T-shirts and flowers in
their hair, they ensured that Haight-Ashbury was immortalized as home of the
hippie movement.
We visited the Mission District to see the great collection
of street art. Balmy Alley and Clarion
Alley are home to a number of murals, many depicting social justice issues.
Everyone rides on a cable car while in San Francisco, but the museum is worth a visit too. It holds several antique cable cars –
one dating back to the 1870s – and obsolete equipment. We enjoyed the viewing area for the cables and equipment that run the cars in use today.
20 comments:
Oh Beth, I was in San Francisco a couple of month ago and had no idea of the museum...thanks...next time there I will make sure to make a visit to the museum.
Hope you are having a wonderful week :D
It's been years since I've been to San Francisco and now I want to go back! I remember it being a wonderful trip. =)
beautiful post beth!! xo
Love the pictures. My husband really wants to take us there.
So happy you had fun in my area of the world Beth!
I never tire of San Fran
I would love to get back to San Francisco - it's been a long time. The cable car museum would be great.
I have lived near SF for almost 5 years long ago and find the mission district quite interesting indeed. But my favorite part of the city is the Golden Gate. I love that view!
We've missed the cable car museum. Must have been fun to see. SF is a ball.
i love SFO... wish to go there again.
I think I'd fall in love with San Francisco - I would probably never want to leave.
(By the way, did you buy a pair of those epic tie dye pants!)
Another great post! I can't wait until my girls are old enough to travel and appreciate this kind of thing (or at least have memories so they can appreciate it later).
san francisco is definitely on my must-visit list! great pics. :)
I love San Francisco - I've been there twice and each time I saw a play, went out to great restaurants, took lots of pictures, and had a really good time! What a neat city!
I love those T-shirts!
I don't know how I've avoided it, but I've never visited San Francisco. When I finally get there, I'm definitely planning a stop at City Lights!
I really want those leggings!
I miss cali simply for the fact that they have a lot of sun!
Oh and the sourdough bread in san fran too! lol
San Francisco is such a great place! Tons to see, and more tons to eat. And of course after all of that, I weight a ton! Good post, and hope you have a terrific Thanksgiving.
How fun! It's been ages since I was there!
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