Reviews for San Francisco, CA, USA

826 Valencia is San Francisco's only pirate supply store, selling items every pirate needs. Such as glass eyes, eye patches, message bottles, treasure coins and flags. The items are also spread around the store in all kinds of cupboards, chests and other furniture, so finding stuff is part of the ad... More >

Alcatraz is one of the most famous penitentiaries in the world. Located a rock island in middle of San Francisco bay, just north of the downtown, the prison has held several well-known crooks, such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stout ("Birdman of Alcatraz").

The cool waters and currents in the... More >

Apple Store is the only computer store I have seen people queueing into without any special happenings or discounts. The store is very light and displayed items have enough room around them. The whole shop has an exclusive mark -- probably something that Apple has trying to achieve.

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The remote end of the Hotel Nikko reception is filled with contemporarty art, and all the pieces are on sale -- in other words, art gallery Baxter Chang Patri has an outlet in the lobby.

The place is especially nice to visit when you are waiting your business acquitances to show up and you have a... More >

Borders bookstore is a very well-stocked bookstore in the heart of San Francisco shopping area at Union Square.

The first floor of the store concentrates on literature with some fact book sections here and there. The second floor hosts a good selection of art and photography books and the top flo... More >

Burberry has been quite chic for the past few years and the subdued British charm is still a big hit with fashion aficionados. I can heartily suggest to buy a few Burberry handbags or scarfs -- you can never have too many of them. Trenchcoats are another longtime favourite.

San Francisco store is... More >

Before the modern cars, San Francisco public transport was handled by cable cars. As the hills are steep in the residential area in the city, normal light train systems cannot be used. The cable cars move by grabbing a constantly moving cable that runs below the street level between the tracks. When... More >

Civic Center is the cultural hotspot in San Francisco. The smallish park is surrounded with museum, library, opera house and symphony hall.

As the city is quite wealthy, the shows are good. Obtaining the tickets may be a challenge, though. There are also a lot of independent theatre groups, so th... More >

Coit Tower is an art deco tower erected on Telegraph Hill as memory of San Francisco earthquake firefighters. The tower was funded by Lillie Hitchcock Coit and it was completed in 1933. The tower has several murals on the first floor.

The hill itself has magnificent views to the surrounding areas... More >

CompUSA is a well stocked computer superstore on Market Street in San Francisco. The store looks miniscule from the street level, but all the stuff is located in the basement.

You can satisfy all of your basic computing needs here, including Apples. There are also networking stuff, PDAs, software... More >