We had a participant who had never been to SF before, so I did more research so that I could point out:
- The highest and former highest skyscrapers in SF
- The cool history of the Sentinel Building, now called Zoetrope
- Vesuvio Cafe and the colorful murals of Jack Kerouac alley
- The Jazz Mural
- Original work by British street artist Banksy (though one might argue that "street art" that is so protected isn't really street art).
- Molinari's, one of the last remaining authentic Italian delis
- Old St. Mary's Church, built with bricks that came to SF by ship (like the doorframes in our historic house)
- The old Telephone Exchange, where operators had to know the names and numbers of every resident of Chinatown, plus have an ability to communicate in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English
- Portsmouth Square, where SF got its start and which used to be one block from the bay
- The Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory
- Wavery Place and the Tin How Temple, the oldest Chinese temple in America, founded in 1852.
- The Fairmont, with its walk-through gingerbread house and beautiful festive decorations
- Grace Cathedral (those doors!)
- The Cable Car Museum
- The Wharf
- Various foodstops
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| Waiting for pizza in North Beach |
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| The above-mentioned "street art" by Banksy |
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| Moving through the alley or murals from North Beach to Chinatown |
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| Chinatown |
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| Nob Hill for a Fabulous Five photo |
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| Our crew (minus Len, who was taking the photo) at Aquatic Park |
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| A gorgeous view of the Fabulous Five; a beautiful city |
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