Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most dramatic bridges. maps.ask.com has the best satellite shot of it but Windows Live Local has an amazing birdseye view of it here. Be sure and hit F11 to get the full effect.

The wikipedia article is here and their web site is here. Here's my picture taken on July 4, 2002.

Hyde St. Cable Car Turnaround, San Francisco

The Hyde St. Cable Car Turnaround is the quintessential tourist spot in San Francisco. If (and that's a big IF) the cable car is running, the lines are horrendous.

wikipedia has a good article on the cable car system here and the system's web site is here.

Twin Peaks, San Francisco

Twin Peaks has a breath-taking view of San Francisco. The night we drove up there, the fog was so heavy. We got lost on the way up and stopped for directions. The locals laughed at us for thinking we were going up there for a view. Boy, were they wrong!

Similar to the Coit Tower, local legend suggests that the Twin Peaks represent portions of a woman's anatomy. There are lots of photos here.

Here's the wikipedia page.

Here's Windows Live Local Bird's Eye View. You may have to work around a little to get a clear view of both peaks.

Alcatraz

Everybody knows about Alcatraz. It's been a lighthouse, then a military fortification, then a military prison followed by a federal prison until 1963, when it became a national recreation area. It was occupied by American Indians in 1969. Here's the wikipedia page.

I couldn't resist including Microsoft's Windows Live Local bird's eye view.

Don't miss the last boat off in the afternoon.

Scoma's, San Francisco

My favorite restaurant in San Francisco is Scoma's out on Pier 47. Here's their web site.

Coit Tower, San Francisco

Coit Tower is atop Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. It was built at the request of Lillie Hitchcock Coit from a gift from her estate. Legend has it that it was designed to look like a fire hose nozzle (or something else of a fireman's anatomy).

The wikipedia article is here.

Lombard Street, San Francisco

We always try to drive down Lombard Street when we're in San Francisco. Besides the unbelievable switchbacks, the landscaping is gorgeous.

The wikipedia article is here. My picture is here.


View Larger MapBe sure to click on the Google Street View! Windows Local Live also has a great bird's eye view.