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Tours

Golden Gate Bridge - A suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

Alcatraz Island - Offers a close-up look at the site of the first lighthouse and US built fort on the West Coast, the infamous federal penitentiary long off-limits to the public, and the history making 18 month occupation by Indians of All Tribes.

Anchor Steam Brewery Tour - A San Francisco tradition since 1896, Anchor Brewing is America's first craft brewery. 

Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory - Landmark bakery prepares homemade fortune cookies in a tiny open kitchen, with free tours available.

Shopping

Union Square - A public plaza and central shopping, hotel, and theater district.

Westfield San Francisco Centre - 9-story mall featuring over 170 shops & restaurants, a multiplex & a dome-covered atrium.

Fisherman’s Wharf - Souvenir shops and stalls selling crab and clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls appear at every turn, as do postcard views of the bay, Golden Gate and Alcatraz. There’s also a colony of sea lions to see and historic ships to tour.

Day Trips in the Area

Muir Woods - Known for its towering old-growth redwood trees. Trails wind among the trees to Cathedral Grove and Bohemian Grove, and along Redwood Creek.

Sausalito - A small, beautiful town on the northern side of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Napa- The heart of the Napa Valley wine region. Its downtown is known for late-1800s and early-1900s architecture, a riverfront promenade with shops and restaurants, and an arts scene anchored by the Napa Valley Opera House.