DK Travel : San Francisco

San Franciscans will, rather candidly, admit that they are the most fortunate people on earth, the occasional earthquake notwithstanding; and most visitors, after a few days of taking in the sights and sounds of this magnificent city, will agree. Ask anyone who has been here and they will tell you it’s their favorite US city. The geographical setting evokes so much emotional drama, the light seems clearer, the colors more vivid, the cultural diversity of the ethnic neighborhoods so captivating and inviting, that it’s a place almost everyone can fall in love with at first sight.

Fort Mason Center

Formerly a military base established during the Civil War, some of the army buildings have been devoted to cultural programs of all kinds since 1976. Some 50 organizations now call it home, including museums, art galleries, theaters, shops, festivals, fairs, and performance spaces, as well as libraries and various institutes. Some of the most prominent are the Museum of Craft and Folk Art and the Museo ItaloAmericano, the San Francisco African-American Historical and Cultural Society, the Children’s Art Theater, the Magic Theater, and Herbst Pavilion. The city’s finest vegetarian restaurant, Greens, is also located here, enjoying unique views of the Bay and Golden Gate.
Four Seasons

Designed with the expense-account traveler in mind, this place has thought of every sort of business amenity, including two phone lines and a high-speed Internet connection in each room.
Four Seasons Hotel

This hotel brings the appeal of Four Seasons legendary service and luxury to the innovative capital of high tech. In the hub of Silicon Valley, ten minutes from Stanford University, this intimate hotel is the centrepiece of the new University Circle complex, and the gateway to Palo Alto’s most exclusive residential area. A landmark at the gateway to Palo Alto, Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto offers easy access to Bay Area business centres, and to some of the most scenic stretches of the California coast.
Fraenkel Gallery

One of the gallery’s first exhibitions was of NASA’s lunar photographs, and this set a tone for what followed. Soon came exhibitions by Eugene Atget, Edward Weston and Diane Arbus, and later, the Bechers, Adam Fuss, and Sol LeWitt. Projects have brought together work across all media, juxtaposing photography with painting, drawing, and sculpture. Other photographers whose work is regularly shown include Richard Avedon and Man Ray.
Francis Ford Coppola

Another native son, the director of The Godfather makes San Francisco the home of his Zoetrope productions, and has also branched out into other enterprises. His Niebaum-Coppola winery in the Napa Valley is one of the best.
Freedom & Anti-War

Pro-Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War riots occurred from 1964 to 1970
Fritz

Belgian frites and crêpes and a patio where Europhiles can smoke.
Fumiki

Everything Japanese, from fine or rustic furniture, to gorgeous screens, to ceramics, both antique and contemporary.
Galaxy

Just on the edge of Golden Gate Park, this is the only true dance club in Haight-Ashbury, having taken over what was one of the last remaining venues for indie bands. A busy, modern space, where DJs ply their art with a different focus every night. There are booths for cooling off in between bops.
Galería de la Raza

Bi-monthly exhibitions of Mexican-American art might include painters, cartoonists, performance artists, muralists, or digital installations. Programs also include films by the likes of Surrealist Luis Buñuel, panel discussions, and performances by stars of the Latino art and music scene.

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