San Francisco Travel Guide

San Francisco is a hot spot destination for people both domestic and foreign. The city of San Francisco lies by the Bay Area and is famous for its diverse culture and political communities. It houses some of the best restaurants in the world and its scenic beauty & hilly terrain are worth a visit anytime. The city is known for its complete European ambience and has so many well known sites famous among the tourists. The perfect masterpiece work of engineering of the 19th century, the Golden Gate Park, is a well known place throughout the world and combines the customs of the museums with the beauty of its gardens. It also hosts the largest China Town in the United States, which is a popular tourist destination in itself.

More than sixteen million visitors from all over the world visit San Francisco every year. The city has a great lodging facility that people often find it difficult to choose among so many options. It has the costly 5 star hotels like the Campton Place Hotel, the Ritz-Carlton, the Hotel Palomar and the Four Seasons or the fairly low budget ones. The city has some of the best restaurants in the world. The dining option varies from authentic & cheap to the pricey and innovative.

The city of San Francisco has a great public transportation system in place with buses, cabs, and subways being the most popular one. Bicycling is also very popular in the city with more than 40,000 commuting to work on cycle everyday. Then there are also the well known cable cars which take you on a scenic tour of the city along major tourist attractions.

The easiest and the best way to reach the city is to take a flight. There are 3 main airports: Oakland International, San Francisco International and the Mineta San Jose International. There are many tourist agents who can plan the whole trip for you and booking tickets earlier can help to get some great deals. San Francisco is a great place to be all around the year which guarantees a great holiday.