Saturday, May 9, 2009

Planning- SF (City Pass)

CITYPASS- SF


Muni & Cable Car 7-Day Passport : unlimited transportation on Muni cable cars, street cars, and buses for 7 consecutive days (compare with $5 regular fare per cable car ride)
Unlimited transportation on Muni for 7 consecutive days beginning day of first CityPass use.
Does not include BART; May be used for the Candlestick Ballpark Express for an additional $3 per person. Use is subject to all existing rules, regulations and charges approved by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.

You can also use your passport to get to these points of interest:
*Golden Gate Bridge: 28 or 29 bus
*Fisherman's Wharf: 15, 30, F-line or 10 bus
*Chinatown: 30, 45, 15, 1 California, 12 Pacific or Cable Cars
*Union Square: 2, 3, 4, 30, 45, 38 Geary, Cable Cars, or any streetcar (F-Line)
*Haight Ashbury: 6, 7, 33, 37, 43, or 71 bus
*Cliff House/Seal Rocks: 18 bus or 38 Geary
*Golden Gate Park: 71, or 5 Fulton, 21 Hayes, 33 Stanyan, 7 Haight, N. Judah, or 44 *O' Shaughnessey Moscone Convention Center: 15, 30, 45, 14 Mission, or 12 Folsom

Hotline: 415-673-6864


California Academy of Sciences: general admission including exhibits, aquarium, rain forest, planetarium, natural history museum and the living roof

Open Monday - Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Penguin Feeding Daily at 10:30 am & 3:30 pm.

MUNI Bus lines: 44 stops in front of the Academy; 5 & 21 stop just 2 blocks outside the park. The N-Judah Muni Streetcar stops at 9th Avenue, 4 blocks from the park. For only $3, upgrade to the new 74X CultureBus, the fastest and easiest Muni option. Note: show your Muni transfer ticket at the Academy and receive a $3 cash refund.

Hotline: 415-379-8000

Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise Adventure: one one-hour cruise
PIER 39 west of the marina at Beach Street and the Embarcadero, 2 blocks east of Fisherman's Wharf

The Blue & Gold Fleet morning adventure cruises are least crowded; see the world famous sea lions seasonally at PIER 39 K Dock.

Daily departures starting at 10:30 a.m.; contact prior to visit for schedule and operating hours

MUNI Bus Routes: 15, 10, 47; bus lines go within a block of PIER 39; The F line trolley stops right in front

Hotline: 415-773-1188

Aquarium of the Bay: general admission

Mornings at the Aquarium of the Bay are less crowded than all other times; see the world-famous sea lions seasonally at PIER 39's K dock

Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday until 7 p.m.; extended summer hours (May 25 - Sept 3): 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; closed Christmas Day

PIER 39, The Embarcadero at Beach Street

MUNI Bus Routes: 15, 10, 47; bus lines go within a block of PIER 39; The F line trolley stops right in front of PIER 39

Hotline: 415-623-5300

SF Museum of Modern Art: general admission
The least crowded times to visit San Francisco Museum of Modern Art are Monday or Tuesday in the early afternoon or Thursday evenings.

Open daily (except Wednesdays) 11 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.; Thursdays until 8:45 p.m.; summer hours (Memorial Day - Labor Day) open at 10 a.m.

151 Third Street (between Howard and Mission) in the Yerba Buena Gardens cultural district

MUNI Bus Routes: 30 Stockton bus, 45 Union bus or 14 Mission bus to 3rd and Mission

Hotline: 415-357-4000

Exploratorium: general admission
Beat the crowd at Exploratorium weekdays 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.; the first Wednesday of every month is very crowded due to free admission day so you may choose to visit using CityPass on a different day

Open Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Mondays, except some holidays, call for details

Near the Golden Gate Bridge at the Palace of Fine Arts, 3601 Lyon Street

MUNI Bus Routes: 28, 30, 43

Hotline: 415-397-5673

OR
de Young Museum and Legion of Honor (if visited on the same day): general admission

Both Museums are open Tuesday - Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; de Young open Friday evenings until 8:45 p.m. late January to early November only

de Young: Golden Gate Park; on the concourse at the intersection of JFK Drive and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
Legion of Honor: In Lincoln Park Golf Course at 34th Avenue and Clement Street

MUNI Bus Routes: From downtown SF to the Legion take the 38 Geary bus to 33rd Avenue and transfer to the 18 bus

Hotline: 415-750-3600

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