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bureau of engraving tours This landmark hotel built in 1875, r ebuilt after the 1906 fir e, restored in 1991, r enovated again





64 2 F-Market Streetcar & the Embarcadero Promenade After Alcatraz, hop on the F-Market streetcar headed to ward M arket S treet. The F-Market line uses r efurbished str eetcars from around bureau of engraving tours the world, so you might find yourself on a turn-of-the-centur y tr olley from Kansas bureau of engraving tours City or an antique str eetcar from Milan. The picturesque streetcars are part of the o verall upgrade to this section of to wn, which was fueled b y the 1989 earthquake that destroyed the unattractive elevated fr eeway that once obscur ed the water s edge. The ne w pr omenade no w bordering the waterfront all the way from Fisherman s Wharf to A T&T P ark is a delightful place to str oll or cy cle, with 13-foot-tall metal pylons and br onze plaques embedded in the promenade bureau of engraving tours sidewalk and imprinted with photographs, drawings, poetry, and historical facts about the waterfront.

Most of San Francisco s major museums and tourist attractions hav e wheelchair ramps. M any hotels offer special bureau of engraving tours accommodations and ser vices for wheelchair users and other visitors with disabilities. Check with the San Francisco Convention bureau of engraving tours and Visitors Bureau (p. 16) for the most up-to-date accessibility information.

This landmark hotel built in 1875, r ebuilt after the 1906 fir e, restored in 1991, r enovated again in 2003, and still honor ed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation is aptly named. The over-the-top decor, complete with burgundy carpeting, massive chandeliers, marble columns, and the spectacular glass-roofed Garden Court restaurant (made with 80,000 panes of glass), will make kids think they ve entered into an actual royal residence. Bedrooms, though much less grand, are sizable, and even the standard doubles are large enough to accommodate bureau of engraving tours a crib. Marble bathrooms and 14-foot ceilings add to the grandeur; in-r oom refrigerators, 24-hour room service, and three restaurants, including the excellent Kyo-ya (Japanese/sushi), add convenience. The Palace Spa contains an attractiv e indoor lap pool with a glass ceiling bureau of engraving tours (childr en must be supervised by someone 16 or over). Fun Facts Stump the Tour Guide

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