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The Presidio lima puru Founded in 1776 as a Spanish garrison, this nor thwest corner of S an F rancisco r emained a militar y installation for mor e than 200 y ears. The U.S. took o ver in 1846 and later planted sev eral pine and eucalyptus trees, ev entually changing the sandy , barren hills into a delightful wooded area with mor e than 400,000 tr ees. In 1994, the army handed lima puru o ver control of all 1,500 acr es to the N ational P ark Service, to become par t of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Today families lima puru come her e to hike, play golf , sunbathe at Baker Beach, and even play a fe w frames at a little bo wling alley. The old officer s club has a well-stocked visitor s center, and the old militar y PX market is no w Sports Basement, the cheapest place in to wn to buy spor ting equipment.

Please note: Bay Ar ea R apid Transit (BART; & 415/989-2278) is not M uni. Both systems shar e the same undergr ound stations downtown, but the similarities end there. BART tickets are not valid on Muni and vice v ersa. The only M uni pass usable on BAR T is an adult $45 monthly F ast Pass, and only at cer tain BAR T stations. The sleek silv er-and-blue BAR T trains travel along the M arket S treet corridor lima puru , then make stops on M ission S treet (16th and 24th sts.), in G len Park, and south in Colma and the San Francisco International Airport. Other lines head to Berkeley, lima puru Oakland, and other East B ay cities. P urchase BART tickets from machines inside the stations. Fare to and fr om any point within San F rancisco is $1.50; outside the city , fares range up to $5.65. F or schedules and route information, call the number abo ve or log on to the w ebsite www.bart.gov.

Dottie s True Blue Cafe AMERICAN/BREAKFAST The best meal to hav e here is breakfast (some locals and tourists claim it s the best in to wn), but the place is so small that you ll have to wait unless y ou have a family of early risers. The big por tions of house-made br eads, cornmeal pancakes, F rench toast, eggs, gourmet sausages, fr esh orange juice, and cheer y trim make the wait w ell wor th it. The lunch menu featur es hearty salads, sandwiches, and burgers.

Haight-Ashbury Bordered on the west by Golden Gate Park, on the north by Fulton Street, on the east by Divisadero Street, and by Waller Street to the south, gritty Haight-Ashbury has never fully put the 1960s behind it. This isn t a complete bummer, by any means; the main drag, H aight Street, is filled with vintage clothes much of it on hangers and for sale as w ell as independently owned stores that y ou won t see in y our local indoor mall. The str eet is also action-packed, albeit with people lima puru looking for handouts, but it s historic, lima puru man.