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San Francsico's Pier 39--Family Attractions Galore!

You may be traveling as a couple or as aoffer a variety of tours, starting with a
family. You may be teen-age or middle-age.simple one-hour "overview" tour of the bay
You may enjoy a peppy, "let's do everything!"and its islands. Other specialty tours are
type of trip...or prefer to relax whileavailable, such as sunset tours, multi-island
you're on vacation. No matter what yourtours, Golden Gate Bridge tours, etc.One very
touring situation, you'll undoubtedly findpopular tour is the Alcatraz Prison Tour,
something to suit your interest at Sanwhich is offered only by the Blue and Gold
Francisco's delightful Pier 39.Pier 39 is aFleet. You'll actually take a boat out to
shopping, dining and entertainment complex"The Rock," debark, then walk among the same
that has dozens of options from which you cancell blocks which once housed
choose. However, even if you did nothing butmaximum-security prisoners! This tour much
sit on a park bench at Pier 39, you'd have anin demand, and spots are limited. If you'd
enjoyable day. Pier 39 sits on thelike to go, make your reservations as soon as
waterfront's edge with a stunning view ofpossible---maybe even from home, before
both the city and the San Francisco Bay.leaving on your vacation!After your San
You'll smell the salt air, hear the squeal ofFrancisco Bay tour, you'll surely be hungry
sea gulls, watch ferries and tour boatsfor lunch. Head back to Pier 39 itself for a
coming and going, and enjoy viewing adelicious seafood luncheon...which you'll
resident colony of sea lions that calls thefind is the specialty of not one, but a
water around Pier 39 "home."In fact, spendingNUMBER of Pier 39's restaurants! If you're
some time admiring the view from a baysidenot in the mood for seafood, don't worry.
bench would make a great way to start offYou'll find both American and Italian cuisine
your day. You'll be facing so many optionsserved at Pier 39. One budget idea is to
ahead for you, that you might need some timehead to North Shore Pizza, where one of their
to decide! Several restaurants at Pier 39tasty extra-large pizza pies will fill your
are open for breakfast...and, of course,entire family!After lunch, you can spend time
you'll dine with a view of the bay from yourexploring the shops and activities of Pier
table. After your morning meal, there may39. You'll find over 100 specialty stores
still be a chill in the air; if so, why notwhich make for great browsing...and souvenir
start by touring the "can't miss" Aquarium ofhunting! Younger kids will love riding on
the Bay.At San Francisco's Aquarium of thethe stunning double-decker carousel at the
Bay, you'll enjoy attractive exhibitsend of the pier. Older kids can get lost for
showcasing marine life from a variety of thehours at the pier's game arcade. For a bit
ocean's zones. You'll be able to walkwilder fun, your family can jump on the
through TWO clear viewing tunnels, where"bungee trampoline," or sit in the
specimens will swim and slither to your left,motion-movie ride...where your chairs will
right, and above you. You'll see largemove in synchronized timing with events in
tanks, small tanks and touch tanks. You maythe film. You'll feel like you're really IN
attend informational programs, or simply askthe situations that the movie portrays!By the
as many questions as you like of thetime evening comes, your group will leave
aquarium's staff. You're certain to leavetired, but happy. Getting home will be easy,
with a renewed awe of our swimmingtoo. To come and go from Pier 39, you can
friends...and knowing more than when youhop a ferry, board a bus, or catch the MUNI.
entered!As the day warms up, you may wish toMany folks simply walk to their
take a tour of the San Francisco Bay, whichcars...parked conveniently at the Pier 39
is easily arranged from the piers adjacent toparking garage, just across the street from
Pier 39. Budget travelers may enjoy ridingall the action!Author Vicki Funes is a
the ferry boats across the bay. There's noCalifornia native and travel enthusiast. For
narration aboard a ferry; but the "price isfurther details about the San Francisco
right," and the ferries start running muchattractions discussed in this article--and to
earlier (and quit running much later) thansee dozens more ideas for planning a fun
the boats of nearby tour companies.To enjoy aCalifornia vacation--check out the "San
narrated tour, you may choose a voyage onFrancisco Road Trip" page of her website,
either the "Red and White Fleet" or the "Blue"Family Vacation Getaways at Los Angeles
and Gold Fleet" boats. Both bay touringTheme Parks.
companies are located near Pier 39, and both



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