Things to do in San Francisco

Asian Art Museum
This popular museum has one of the world's most comprehensive collections of Asian art, spanning 6,000 years of Asian history and with more than 15,000 objects on display.
More on - http://www.asianart.org/

Address:
200 Larkin Street,
at Fulton Street
Area San Francisco
Transport: BART & Metro to Civic Center/streetcar F/bus 5, 19, 21, 47, 49 & Market Street routes .
Open 10am-5pm Tue, Wed, Fri-Sun; 10am-9pm Thur.
Admission: $12; $7-$8 reductions.
Website: http://www.asianart.org/


San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
The second-largest US museum devoted to modern art, SFMOMA moved here from Civic Center in 1995, reaping enthusiastic approval as much for its $60-million design as for the improvement to the collections.
More on http://www.asianart.org/

Address:
151 3rd Street,
between Mission & Howard Streets
Area San Francisco
Transport: BART & Metro to Montgomery/bus 9, 9X, 10, 14, 30, 45, 71 .
Admission: $12.50; $7-$8 reductions; free under-12s. Half price 6-8.45pm Thur; free 1st Tue of mth.

Open: Memorial Day-Labor Day 10am-5.45pm Mon, Tue, Fri-Sun; 10am-8.45pm Thur. Labor Day-Memorial Day 11am-5.45pm Mon, Tue, Fri-Sun; 11am-8.45pm Thur.

Website: http://www.sfmoma.org/

By Cable car tour the city
A few dollars in San Fran can buy you a roller coaster ride of the city. San Francisco's cable cars are a cute relic of a time before buses and cars – and they give a great retro-style tour of the city's hills, and neighbourhoods: Union Square, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf and the other districts.


Alcatraz
'Alcatraz' is Spanish for pelican, but to its inmates it was simply known as 'the Rock'. The West Coast's first lighthouse was built here in 1854, but it was soon decided that the island's isolated setting made it perfect for a prison. It became a military jail in the 1870s, but it wasn't until it was converted into a high-security federal penitentiary in 1934 that the name Alcatraz became an international symbol of punishment.
more on http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz

Address:
Alcatraz Island,
San Francisco Bay
Area San Francisco
Transport: Alcatraz Cruises ferry from Pier 33, Embarcadero (www.alcatrazcruises.com). Streetcar F/bus 9X, 10, 39, 47
Tickets: (incl audio guide) $24.50-$31.50; $15.75-$29.25
reductions.
Website: http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz

Angel Island
Blue & Gold runs a ferry service to Angel Island; times vary with the season, so check online or call ahead before setting out. Boats arrive at the Ayala Cove visitors' centre, where there are maps, bikes to rent and all-important picnic tables. Views from the island are unrivalled.
More on http://www.angelisland.org/

Address:
Angel Island State Park,
San Francisco Bay
Area San Francisco
Transport: Blue & Gold ferry from Pier 41, Embarcadero (www.blueandgoldfleet.com). Streetcar F/bus 9X, 10, 39, 47
Tickets: $14.50; $8.50 reductions.
website: http://www.angelisland.org/

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