U.S. West Coast Tour 1
Map of San Francisco and the Bay Area Cities
Tour 1, Tour 2, Tour 3, Tour 4, Tour 5, Tour 6, Tour 7
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Today's tour will start in the City of Mountain View. We will take US 101 North, pass the San Francisco Peninsula Cities of Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Drive around the glass buildings of Oracle Corp. in Redwood City 
then to the beautiful man-made lake city of Foster City. We then cross the longest bridge in San Francisco - the San Mateo/Hayward Bridge. We continue north to Interstate 880, drive through the East Bay Cities of Hayward and San Leandro, we will pass the Oakland Coliseum on our right
then arrive at our destination -the City of Oakland. 
We will stop for an hour for Dimsum Brunch at the Downtown Oakland Chinatown.
10:30 - 11:30 AM
From Downtown Oakland, We proceed North on Interstate 880 to pass along the City of Berkeley famous for the Univesity of California Berkeley. One of the Top Universities in the United States.
We then cross the Second famous Bridge in San Francisco - The San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge. 
We will stop for picture taking at the Treasure Island. You will have a skyline view of the City of San Francisco, the Bay Bridge, the famous Island of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge.
11:30 - 12:30 PM
From Treasure Island, We drive across the upper deck of the Bay Bridge (A lot of tourist mistake this bridge as the
Golden Gate Bridge). 
At the Bay Bridge, you will see a nice close up skyline view of the business district of San Francisco,
then we drive along the San Francisco Embarcardero Rd. to view the double-decker Bay Bridge from the ground,
the Ferry building,
Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf, Wax Museum, Tourist Souvenir Stores. 
Park car for
about an 1 hour to walk around this famous landmarks.
12:30 - 1:00 PM
Drive to Crissy Field at the Marina District. Park car to take pictures of the Victorian homes, the Golden Gate
Bridge and the Alcatraz Island from a different angle. 
Continue to the Palace of Fine Arts. Park Car
to take pictures of the beautiful Dome scenery.
1:00 - 1:30 PM
Cross the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge. Park car at the Visitor's center to take pictures of the world
famous bridge and the San Francisco Skyline.
1:30 - 2:00 PM
From the Golden Gate Bridge, We drive down to the
City of Sausalito, This little Spanish town with million dollar houses has nice view of the
San Francisco skyline. There is also a ferry ride back to City of San Francisco.
2:00 - 2:30 PM
From Sausalito, we head back to the Golden Gate Bridge,
on our way we go up to the Marin headlands to look at a panoramic view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
To the west of the Golden Gate bridge you'll see the vast Pacific Ocean. To the south, you'll see the City of
Pacifica and parts of Daly City where 31% of the residents are from the Philippines.
2:30 - 3:00 PM
From the Marin headlands, we return to the Golden Gate Bridge,
pay the bridge toll, pass the Army Presidio to your right then head uphill to the famous crooked
street of S.F. (The Lombard Street). We will have a quick stop at the foot of the Lombard Street and take snapshots.
You might also want to take a picture of the Alcatraz Island (Downhill View)
3:00 - 4:00 PM
From Lombard St, Next destination is San Francisco Chinatown.
Traffic and Parking is difficult here so we'll continue and pass through the tunnel at Stockton St.
to arrive at San Francisco Union Square. We will park the car at an indoor garage and do some
light walking tour back to Chinatown and to Union Square. We then go back to our car and drive through other parts of
of the Union Square known for exclusive designer shops, expensive hotels, Macy's Dept. Store, Nordstrom Mall, TransAmerica Pyramid, Business District, Moscone Center, Sony Metreon, etc.
We continue along Market Street and head towards Twin Peaks.
4:00 - 5:00 PM
At the top of the Twin Peaks, you'll to see a 180 degree view of the City of San Francisco. On a clear summer day,
you get to see all the famous bridges in San Francisco - the Golden Gate, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge,
San Mateo-Hayward Bridge and the Dumbarton Bridge.
5:00 - 7:00 PM
We will head back home through Interstate 280 -
One of the most beautiful freeway in the world. Stop at the City of Palo Alto for picture taking
at the Stanford University campus and walk around the beautiful Stanford Mall.
From Stanford we continue to Mountain View and drive around the Googleplex -
main headquarters of Google, Inc. then proceed to 
Mountain View's
Shoreline Park. Shoreline Park has 18-Hole Golf course, wind surfing, boat and bike rides, kayaking, leasure walk around the lake.
We will stop and watch the beautiful sunset at the Club house. 
Arrive at home or restaurant by 7:00 for dinner. 
Alcatraz Island, commonly referred to as simply Alcatraz or
locally as The Rock, is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California,
United States. It served as a lighthouse, then a military fortification, then a military prison
followed by a federal prison until 1963. It became a national recreation area in 1972 and received
landmarking designations in 1976 and 1986.
San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf is a world famous
tourist attraction and a thriving and vibrant local neighborhood and commercial area. Home to world-class
dining, shopping, hotels and endless entertainment opportunities, the Wharf is truly the place to start
your San Francisco experience.
Sausalito is a San Francisco Bay Area city, located in Marin County,
California, United States. The population was 7,330 as of the year 2000 census. The community is situated near the
northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, and prior to the building of that bridge served as a terminus for rail, car and
ferry traffic. Developed rapidly as a shipbuilding center in World War II, the city's industrial character gave way
in postwar years to a reputation as an artistic enclave, as a picturesque residential community (incorporating
large numbers of houseboats), and as a tourist destination. It is adjacent to, and largely bounded by, the protected
spaces of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco,
California is a building originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. 
The Presidio of San Francisco is a park on the northern tip
of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
The Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a shopping center located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. On top of the building is a large clock tower, which can be seen from Market Street, a main thoroughfare of the city. Architecturally, the clock tower was modeled after the 12th century Giralda bell tower in Seville, Spain. During daylight, on every full and half-hour, the clock bell can be heard chiming portions of the Westminster Quarters.
Lombard Street is best known for the one way section on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets, in which the roadway has eight sharp turns (or switchbacks) that have earned the street the distinction of being "the crookedest [most winding] street in world."The switchbacks design, first suggested by property owner Carl Henry and instituted in 1922, was born out of necessity in order to reduce the hill's natural 27% grade,[citation needed] which was too steep for most vehicles to climb and a serious hazard to pedestrians used to a more reasonable sixteen-degree incline. The crooked section of the street, which is about 1/4 mile (400 m) long, is reserved for one-way traffic traveling east (downhill) and is paved with red bricks. The speed limit here is a mere 5 mph (8 km/h).
The city hall building is the site of some of San Francisco's finest moments. In 1954 Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married here. In the early 21st century, over 100 same-sex couples were married by Mayor Gavin Newsom in the foyer. The Renaissance architecture rivals some of the country's most historical structures. Two Parisian architects designed and constructed the building from 1913-1915. The dome is based on the one crowning St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Visitors can pick up brochures and take a self-guided tour between 8a-5p, Monday through Friday. A small store, open during normal business hours, sells traditional San Francisco souvenirs including T-shirts, posters and postcards
San Francisco's Chinatown is the oldest Chinatown in North America.
It is also the largest Chinese community outside of Asia. Established in the 1850s, it has featured significantly
in popular culture venues such as film, music, photography and literature. It is one of the largest and most
prominent centres of Chinese activity outside of China.
The name "Union Square" stems from the fact that the area was once used for rallies and support for the Union Army during the Civil War. Today, this one-block plaza and nearby area is one of the largest collection of department stores, upscale boutiques, tourist trinket shops, art galleries, and salons in the Western United States, which continue to make Union Square a major tourist draw, a vital, cosmopolitan place in downtown San Francisco, and one of the world's premier shopping districts.
The Moscone Center is the largest convention and exhibition complex in San Francisco, California. It comprises three main halls: Two underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, known as Moscone North and Moscone South, and a three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. It was initially built in 1981 by architects Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum as one single hall, Moscone South, and named after George Moscone, a former mayor of San Francisco who was assassinated in 1978.
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Crissy Field is a park in San Francisco. Crissy Field was
originally an airfield part of the United States' Presidio Army Base. The Presidio ceased all military
operations and the base became part of the federal Golden Gate National Recreation Area under the Base Closure Act,
in the 1990s.