sightseeing in nj it rubs shoulders with Telegraph Hill to the east and R ussian H ill to the w est. Columbus A venue,

Russian H ill Circled b y B roadway, Polk, Chestnut, and Taylor streets, this hill was named for the Russian fur traders r umored to be buried her e in the 1820s. The P olk S treet section of the neighborhood has become F renchified of late and sports some tr s chic antiques shops, cafes, and a brasserie. H yde Street provides upside access to the wiggly part of Lombard Street (the Powell- Hyde cable car takes y ou right ther e), and M acondry Lane, immor talized in Armistead Maupin s Tales of the C ity, is tucked between Leavenworth and Taylor just north of Green Street. Your kids may be ex cited to kno w that the ice cream shop at the corner of H yde and Union str eets is the original S wensen s Creamery. I t s a v ery r esidential sightseeing in nj ar ea, with no real accommodations options.

it rubs shoulders with Telegraph Hill to the east and R ussian H ill to the w est. Columbus A venue, the main ar tery, cuts thr ough at an angle, br ushing up against Washington S quare P ark, the village squar e. O nce populated b y the Italian immigrants fr om G enoa and Sicily who founded the ar ea s fishing industry, North Beach is slo wly giving way to Chinato wn at least on its southern edge, as Chinese shops cr eep up Stockton Street past Broadway.