San Francisco • The Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point guarding the entrance to the Bay

San Francisco • The Warming Hut at the end of the promenade along the marina and Crissy Field

San Francisco • At night, the Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District

San Francisco • In the Mission District, the murals on the walls and garage doors of Balmy Alley and Clarion Alley

San Francisco • The old Mission Dolores adobe church and the cathedral in the Mission district

San Francisco • The resident colony of seals resting on the docks at Pier 39

San Francisco • The iconic Gay Pride flag and the movie art-house in the Castro District

San Francisco • Citylights Bookstore is still the epicenter of the literary and bohemian life in the North Beach neighborhood

San Francisco • The Conservatory of Flowers, home to an immense collection of rare and exotic species in Golden Gate Park

San Francisco • The Coit Tower on the top of Telegraph Hill overlooks the City and the Bay

San Francisco • The imposing "rock" in the middle of the Bay, the Island of Alcatraz and its prison

San Francisco • The colorful buildings in Chinatown, home to Tongs, Benevolent Associations, Buddhist temples and dim-sum restaurants

San Francisco • An icon of San Francisco's cityscape, the Transamerica pyramid building in the Financial District

San Francisco • At the end of Market Street, the Ferry Building on the Embarcadero is the gateway to the Bay

San Francisco • The cable cars on the Powell to Market line, an easy and fun way to traverse the city from the Bay to its center

San Francisco • Union Square, the beating heart of San Francisco's shopping, hotels and theater District.

San Francisco • The restored trolley cars from all over the world run on the F Line along the Embarcadero and Market Street

San Francisco • Lombard Street, the crookedest and iconic landmark of hilly San Francisco

San Francisco • Fort Point underneath the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge guards the entrance to the Bay

Wine Country • The luscious vineyards of Sonoma and Napa counties are only a short drive away from San Francisco

The Marin Headlands • The dramatic setting of the lighthouse at Point Bonita marking the entrance to the Bay of San Francisco

Angel Island • An island in middle of the Bay of San Francisco, its peaceful Ayala Cove faces the currents of Raccoon Strait

Sausalito • The idyllic village in Marin County is a center for sailing and kayaking activities, or just relaxed strolls to galleries and waterfront cafes

Point Reyes Peninsula • Francis Drake's beach on the west side of this nature reserve, home to unique wildlife set among a dramatic landscape of beaches, lagoons and jagged rocks.

Oakland • The Farmer's Market on the waterfront of the vibrant Jack London Square neighborhood.

Berkeley • Across the Bay, the city is the epicenter of the California food culture, as well as home to the world's top ranked university UC Berkeley

Alameda • In the renovated hangars of the old Alamada Navy Station, a new-age distillery is at the forefront of an artisanal movement and produces some of the best alcohols and spirits in the country

Muir Woods • A short drive away from San Francisco, a walk among the giant ancient sequoias in one of the oldest redwood groves on the continent

Silicon Valley • Once a valley of farmland, now the home of technology revolutionary giants such as Apple, Facebook and  Google

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