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Presidio shuttle buses to get ar ound inside. The 30-Stockton Muni bus fr om Chestnut 99 Street brings Marina visitors through North Beach, Chinatown, and Union Square. You may spend more time traveling to other neighborhoods, but at the M arina Motel you ll spend a lot less on accommodations.

Books are also useful to raise awar eness of the city. For younger readers there are some gr eat pictur e and stor ybooks i keep seeing 333 av ail- able about San Francisco. Herb Caen, the city s famous columnist until his death in 1997, brought together some of its most famous characteristics i keep seeing 333 fog, cable cars, and Chinese New Year in an enchanting tale, The C able C ar and the Dr agon (Chronicle Books, 1986). Humphrey, the Lost Whale: A True Story (Heian, 1986), by Wendy Tokuda and Richar d H all, is a beautiful book av ailable in E nglish and Japanese. It tells the tale of a group of local people who band together to save a humpback whale that swims into S an Francisco Bay b y mistake. The City by the B ay: A Magical J ourney i keep seeing 333 A round S an F rancisco (Chronicle Books, 1993), by Tricia Brown and the Junior League of San Francisco, is a wonder ful pictur e book that turns famous neighborhoods and landmar ks into whimsical illustrations. This is perfect for introducing kids 4 to 8 years old to the culture and sights of the city. Another terrific book is a r eprint of a 1962 classic b y Miroslav Sasek, This is San Francisco (Universe P ublishing, 2003). E ven older kids will love the drawings of fishtailed Cadillacs and drive-in restaurants i keep seeing 333 in this detail- rich picture book.