Visitor's Guide: San Francisco

San Francisco attractions

San Francisco attractions

The City by the Bay: charm, cuisine, and avant-culture in one of the world's greatest natural settings. Ride a cable car, windsurf the Golden Gate, scribble poetry in a North beach cafe. Power-shop. See an opera, then club-crawl through cyber-cool SoMa.

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Holiday Ice Rink at Union Square (0.4 miles NW)

11/11/09 to 1/18/10

San Francisco Pride (1.2 miles)

6/26/10 to 6/27/10

Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center (0.8 miles E)

11/11/09 to 1/3/10

Emerald Bowl (1 miles)

12/29/09

United Football League (UFL) (1 miles)

10/17/09 to 11/19/09

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

6/27/09 to 3/28/10

Cirque Du Soleil OVO Show (1 miles)

11/27/09 to 1/24/10

Fleet Week San Francisco

10/8/09 to 10/13/09

NCAA 2009 Emerald Bowl

12/1/09 to 12/31/09

San Francisco Marathon (1 miles)

7/25/10 to 7/25/10

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Adventure Cat

  • Day Cruises, Sunset Cruises
  • Adventure Cat
  • 4 157 771 630

Alcatraz Day, Evening & Island Hop Tours

  • Alcatraz Island & Angel Island
  • Blue & Gold Fleet
  • 1 415 705 5555

Deluxe City Tour

  • San Francisco
  • Gray Line San Francisco
  • 4 154 348 687

Signature Hospitality Group

  • Destination Management
  • Katie Carr
  • 1 415 385 1867

Sonoma-Napa Wine Tour

  • Wine Country
  • Blue & Gold Fleet
  • 4 157 055 555

Summer Fun Lunch Cruise

  • San Francisco Bay
  • Hornblower Cruises & Events
  • 1 888 467 6256

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San Francisco Marriott® Marquis

55 Fourth Street San Francisco, California 94103 USA

  • Phone:  1-415-896-1600
  • Fax 1-415-486-8101
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San Francisco Weather:

  • December 18, 2009
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