heading into the famous pier 39
Chinatown is well served by public transport
tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco
the arts section
looks like a deal going on
spinning!
the marina by the pier
spanning 48 floors
located at edge of the Fisherman's Wharf
overview of the cable pull
The Transamerica Pyramid!
seafood!
Overhead view of Kearny street
History of how it started
still moving along Grant street
Here we are at another San Fran landmark
outskirts of Chinatown along the nearby streets
it's a pierside shopping and dining area
trying out the local lunch!
seating areas in the park
The morning markets open!
opening the gates
Hilton San Francisco Financial District
across Jackson street
see you chinatown
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overview of the park
the Exploratorium science museum
subterranean view of the undergound cables
the park playgrounds
on the bus for more exploration
Next up along the san francisco Piers
it opened October 4, 1978
the cable car as the name suggest
for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition exhibition
the financial district in the background
food's a bargain too
The street's waking up
nicely themed buildings around
and trolleys alike!
oriental indeed!
they're everywhere!
the bay bridge in the distance
Portsmouth Square in the morning
schematic of how the cables run
buildings uphill
The palace pond and fountains
Next stop
but 1st, a visit to a nearby musuem
spun in this very building