Marco Polo - San Francisco: Travel with Insider Tips

Unforgettable: sunset from Cliff House

The citys major landmark and a masterpiece of technology

Today, the military base is a park with dramatic views

The largest city park with tropical flowers, a buffalo paddock, Japanese tea garden, planetarium and rainforest in the Academy of Sciences, as well as wonderful exhibitions in the De Young Museum

The first place all tourists visit: souvenirs, street musicians and artists, food and drink and more seals than you can imagine

The former notorious prison island might make your blood run cold but it is also a place to admire nature

Experience history: a trip in a cable car and one of the historical trams from many countries of the world on the F Line is a real must

Legendary crooked road: hardly any is steeper and none more beautiful

The top museum on the west coast of the USA, devoted entirely to modern art

Critics and guests still consider this the best restaurant in town

Chic supper club with eclectic, but domestic food and a gospel brunch on Sunday

Californias healthiest burger quality you can taste

More than 150 shops, -restaurants, supermarkets, cinemas and a historical glass dome

Probably the best jazz club in San Francisco and a top Japanese restaurant rolled into one

San Francisco is still the coming out city the great celebration for all lesbians and gays

Enjoy the wonderful views and history on the Golden Gate Promenade. Fly a kite, watch the kite-boarders perform their fantastic acrobatics or just join in and play soccer on the grass

The Contemporary Jewish Museum never fails to fascinate visitors with changing exhibitions and events they can participate in such as a Refrigerator Magnet-Poetry- Slam-Workshop

The Swan Oyster Depot serves delicacies from the ocean in an easy-going atmosphere

Two cheerful ladies prepare deliciously spicy and amazingly inexpensive sandwiches behind the counter of Saigon Sandwiches

The Caffe Trieste in the heart of North Beach serves probably the best espresso in town and makes you feel like you are in Italy

San Franciscos best chefs make their purchases at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and try out any unfamiliar delicacies at the countless stands

Not only cycle messengers hang the trendy Timbuk2 bags over their shoulders when they struggle up and then shoot down the citys hills on their own or rented bicycles

Earth, air, fire and water set the tone in the Hotel Metropolis and there is also a library where you can relax

Touch, hear, see and learn all about science: this is possible in the interactive Exploratorium science museum

In October, San Francisco celebrates Fleet Week with ship parades, bigband music and stunt planes flying only a few inches above the roofs

The dockyard workers have been fortifying themselves with fish and chip and coffee in Reds Java House since 1923 a perfect place to get out of the stormy wind on the Bay for a moment

If you have to buy T-shirts and coffee mugs, those from the National Park Store at Pier 39 are far and away the best

Traditional teatime in Japantown? Not here! Today, not only Otaku hang out at the new shopping mall called New People with its cinema and caf. Those who want to be hip also buy the latest street fashions from Tokyo on the upper floor

Off to Yoda Fountain: Master Yoda waits for you in front of the entrance to Lucas Arts and ILM two pillars of George Lucas medium empire. Darth Vader and Boba Fat have made it into the lobby