Exploring the Bay Area!

North Bay

East Bay

South Bay or Peninsula

South Bay

TILDEN PARK

Inspiration Point

Beautiful views

Bring a coat!

AC Transit #67

http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden

BERKELEY MARINA & FOURTH STREET

People & dog watching on the Marina

360° Views of Bay Area

Fly a Kite

Bike and walking paths

Window shopping on 4th

Vik’s Chaat Corner, 2390 4th Street

AC Transit #51

http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/marina/

TAKARA SAKE FACTORY

Free sake museum & video

$5 sake tasting (21+)

Bus 51 (near Marina)

708 Addison St, Berkeley

http://www.takarasake.com/

ASHBY FLEA MARKET

Practice your negotiation skills

Find unique items

Enjoy the drum circle

Ashby Bart Station Parking Lot

LAKE MERRITT, OAKLAND

19TH Street Bart Station, exit on 20th street and walk east

Bus #1

3 mile lake loop

Paddle boats for rent

Lakeside Garden

Cafes and restaurants

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Merritt

The 45 Places to Go in 2012New York Times (1/6/2012)

1. Panama2. Helsinki, Finland3. Myanmar4. London5. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA6. Tokyo

GHIRARDELLI SQUARE

Muni #30 from Montgomery

Free chocolate tastings!

Stock up on SF souvenirs

http://www.ghirardellisq.com/

FREE SF WALKING TOURS!

1906 Presidio & the Earthquake

Alfred Hitchcock’s SF

Billionaire’s Row

Chinatown

City Scapes & Public Places

http://www.sfcityguides.org

FORT POINT

Fri-Sun, 10-5pm

Free

American Civil War History

Great photo angles

http://www.nps.gov/fopo/

GOLDEN GATE PARK

Free Observatory @ De Young Museum

Conservatory of Flowers

Park Windmills

Japanese Tea Garden

http://www.golden-gate-park.com/

EXPLORE THE MISSION

View beautiful murals

Eat cheap, tasty Mexican

Window shop on Valencia St.

Check out Mission Dolores

16TH St or 24th St BART in SF

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_District,_San_Francisco

VISIT JAPANTOWN

Enjoy lots of Japanese & Korean cuisine

Karaoke!

Visit Ichiban Kan $1 store

Muni #38 from downtown

www.sfjapantown.org/

FRIDAY NIGHTS @ DE YOUNG MUSEUM

Free art & music

6-8:30pm, starts 3/30/12

Exhibit entrance extra

Muni Accessible: 511.org or google maps

http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/calendar/category/89

PALACE OF FINE ARTS

Public grounds & gorgeous scenery

Close to Golden Gate Bridge & Fort Point

Muni #30 from Montgomery Bart

http://www.palaceoffinearts.org/Welcome.html

Free or Nearly Free Fun

• UC Botanical Gardens: http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/

• Indian Rock in Berkeley: Park:http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=12614

• Berkeley Rose Garden: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Rose_Garden

• Lawrence Hall of Science ($4 w/Cal ID): http://lawrencehallofscience.org/

• Self-Guided Berkeley Walks: http://www.berkeleypaths.org/events/self-guidedwalks.htm

Bay Area Shopping

• Westfield Shopping Plaza: San Francisco• Walnut Creek Broadway Plaza:

http://www.broadwayplaza.com/• Outlet Shopping: Napa, Vacaville, Gilroy

Where to Find More Fun Stuff?

• Yelp Events: http://www.yelp.com/events• Funcheap SF: http://sf.funcheap.com/• SF Gate: sfgate.com• Goldstar Discounts for Events: goldstar.com

Beyond the Bay Area….

http://www.exploreusa.eu

http://www.tahoesnowandsun.com/bus.html