California Academy of Sciences San Francisco

So, we went to Dottie's again for breakfast...It's those homemade chips, they are just so tasty.

Then we set off for Golden Gate Park. At 1.58 square miles, it's just bigger than Central Park and I think it might even be cooler.
The first half of the park is like a woodland forest, but as you get further in the park becomes a real …

Oh Beautiful San Fran!

Arriving Into San Fran was a delight! It was a busy town but stunning at the same time! And I am not a big fan of the BIG CITY!

Driving Tour - We sat in the bus and went around a few of the buildings learning the history behind them - Heading to Fisherman Wharf to have lunch and do a bit of sight seeing …

Two days in this exciting city. so the best option was to go on a "hop on hop off" bus which would take us all around including the outer skirts of the city and along with it, would come the interesting history and stories of neighbourhoods and landmarks.

The Golden Gate Bridge was certainly a beautiful sight, if we could have seen it …

I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express at Fisherman's Wharf where the staff were friendly and also the building didn’t crumble during the 4.0 earthquake.

Fisherman's Wharf is a good place to stay while exploring the city. Aside from being THE famous Fisherman's Wharf it is near many attractions – cable cars and sightseeing …

We are staying just outside of San Francisco in a place called Castro Valley. A great house with enough space for all, hot tub, enough tvs for kids and the Olympics. Today we headed to the Rock. Good fun in all. But if you have not done Robben Island, before the era of the real prisoners are gone, make sure you go. For me, Alcatraz is a bucket list …

Paresh has a lot to do for work. So I was on my own for the day. I decided to head to the park, a short walk from the Castro and hire a bike to ride all day. I found a small rental shop, got a bike and took off to explore. The Golden Gate Park was absolutely beautiful with many different attractions and private getaways. I enjoyed a stop at the …

Day One: Sunday 20th May 2012
Feeling very tired after our 13 hour flight from Sydney to San Francisco airport we catch the BART train into the centre of the city with luggage in tow.

A long walk up very steep streets we found our hostel and checked in. After a quick rest we headed back downtown from our hostel, turns out it would …

Day 3: Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Our second full day in San Francisco had arrived and we had decided to check out the California Academy of Sciences (Geeky I know but it looked awesome). We decided that from the map it didn't look that far from where we were staying.....turns out it was a decent 50min walk up some very steep streets!. It is …

After a successful day of exploration (in which we managed to not only escape prison, but also explore Ghirardelli square, check out the Cable Car Museum, make the hotel regret ever having uttered the words happy hour, AND make it to dinner), we had high hopes for day 3. The roster included pre continental-abandonment errands (navigating the …

We arrived without a hitch at our hotel, well ok there was one hitch, the receptionist at the hotel we stayed at last night said we could pay the bridge toll by card, but it would appear that you can't cash only and neither of us had any cash on us!! We received a $25 violation ticket plus we have to pay our $5 toll and it turns out we can't pay …

... little stretch of houses which sit on the corner of a green frequented by many dogs. 2.       Academy of Sciences and the Golden Gate Park. After jumping back on the bus we jumped off at the entrance to the park and started ...

... Heights walking tour San Francisco Walking Tours Attractions Historic Cable Car ride (one-way ticket) California Academy of Sciences - Steinhart Aquarium Exploratorium Six Flags Marine World Six Flags Waterworld-Concord Bay City Bike Rentals ...

... a single day... Only one more day in SF before we pick up our Mustang for our drive to LA! This mornings first port of call - Cal Academy of Sciences which is located in the Golden Gate Park. We trekked off down the road to jump on a bus... Walking past ...

... done amazing things for the bookstore because everyone tells you that you have to visit it! Tomorrow - off to the California Academy of Sciences and then Monday, a tour of Napa Valley Wine Country! Can't believe that we only have two more days in San ...

... dubiously creative conceptual works, in rooms next to indisputible modern greats; and deep in the Golden Gate Park, to the Academy of Sciences, which held a huge aquarium, planetarium and indoor rainforest. Nice. We still managed to make time to see the ...

... we finished the tour we had graduation and got our PhDs of segway riding and then we went over to the California Academy of Sciences. We had seen a documentary about the making of the building while we were locked in our Vancouver hotel room away ...

... of San Fran, grazing in an open field in the middle of the Park! Unreal!! Our first stop was the California Academy of Sciences...from our research, it looked to be an amazing place, with an aquarium, a 4-storey indoor "rainforest", and a planetarium. ...

... impressive collection of artefacts from all over the US, Alaska, Meso-America, Indonesia, and Africa.  A visit to the California Academy of Sciences right opposite to de Young was also planned, but the queue at the entrance was so long that to be ...

... Gate Park, we saw such sights as the Conservatory of Flowers, the Botanical Gardens, the Portrait Museum and the California Academy of Sciences (which we would return to tomorrow). The night's adventure was a trip to Alcatraz. The ferry ride out to the ...

... ; at Stow Lake for a late lunch. From there we drove down to centre of the park where the Academy of Sciences, the de Young Museum and the San Francisco Botanic Garden are located. The whole area was rammed with people and cars, so we splashed out for a ...