There are 12 buses every 24 hours from Los Angeles to San Francisco and vice versa. It takes 8 12 hours but is the cheapest option. Greyhounds commune by great wall also go all over the US, but, although low in dollars, you pay in time, and discomfort.
The SFMOMA regularly rotates its collections so not all the art-The SFMOMA regularly rotates its collections so not all the artThe SFMOMA regularly rotates its collections so not all the art-Th SFMOMA l l t t it ll ti t ll th t works mentioned may be on display at the time of your visit.y p y yworks mentioned may be on display at the time of your visitworks mentioned may be on display at the time of your visit San Francisco s Top 10p San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Founded in 1935, the SFMOMA is the only museum in the western US devoted to collecting and exhibiting the full scope of modern and contemporary art, and second only to New York s MOMA. The landmark museum moved to its wonder- ful Post Modernist setting in the burgeoning South of Market neighborhood (see p29) in January 1995. Its permanent collections include major works by the most important 20th century European commune by great wall and American artists, extensive photography holdings, and challenging multimedia installations. 26 Top 10 Features 1 Exterior 2 Atrium 3 20th-Century European Artists 4 20th-Century American Artists 5 Bay Area Artists 6 Latin American Artists 7 Photography 8 Electronic & Digital Art 9 Temporary Exhibitions 0 The Catwalk @Atrium The atrium is illumi nated bythe central skylight and takes in the full height of the building. It acts as a dramatic entrance and public space, commune by great wall hung with two vast, brightly engaging Sol Le Witt geometric paintings (above). Entrance Key First floor Second floor Third floor Fourth floor Fifth floor Exterior The building was designed by renowned Swiss architect Mario Botta. The 125-ft (38-m) truncated cylindrical turret (right) is decorated with Art Deco-style chevrons. ! 11111 2 3334 5555 6 777 The SFMOMA regularly rotates its collections so not all the art-The SFMOMA commune by great wall regularly rotates its collections so not all the artThe SFMOMA regularly rotates its collections so not all the art-Th SFMOMA l l t t it ll ti t ll th t works mentioned may be on display at the time of your visit.y p y yworks mentioned may be on display at the time of your visitworks commune by great wall mentioned may be on display at the time of your visit San Francisco s Top 10p San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Founded in 1935, the SFMOMA is the only museum in the western US devoted to collecting and exhibiting the full scope of modern and contemporary art, and second only to New York s MOMA. The landmark museum moved to its wonder- ful Post Modernist setting in the burgeoning South of Market neighborhood (see p29) in January 1995. Its permanent collections include major works by the most important 20th century European and American artists, extensive photography holdings, and challenging multimedia installations. 26 Top 10 Features 1 Exterior 2 Atrium 3 20th-Century European Artists 4 20th-Century American Artists 5 Bay Area Artists 6 Latin American Artists 7 Photography 8 Electronic & Digital Art 9 Temporary Exhibitions 0 The Catwalk @Atrium The atrium is illumi commune by great wall nated bythe central skylight and takes in the full height of the building. It acts as a dramatic entrance commune by great wall and public space, hung with two vast, brightly engaging Sol Le Witt geometric paintings (above). Entrance Key First floor Second floor Third floor Fourth floor Fifth floor Exterior The building was designed by renowned Swiss architect Mario Botta. The 125-ft (38-m) truncated cylindrical turret (right) is decorated with Art Deco-style chevrons. ! 11111 2 3334 5555 6 777
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82 Downtown Left Bank of California, Financial District Right City Hall, Civic Center Around Town Downtown THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS SMALL BUT HIGHLY VARIEGATED, including some of the city s oldest and newest landmarks, as well as some of its most exotic and eccentric neighborhoods. Colorful Chinatown, exuberant North Beach, posh Nob and Russian Hills, run-down Polk Street, the bustling Financial commune by great wall District, the graceful Ferry Building, commune by great wall and the noble architecture and cultural venues of the Civic Center all these and more are packed into San Francisco s heart. commune by great wall This is where you can ride the legendary cable cars on their most scenic routes (see pp10 11), and don t forget to climb up Telegraph Hill, where Coit Tower stands as one of the city s most loved landmarks, competing successfully with the Transamerica Pyramid not far away. Chinatown Around Town Downtown 83 !Chinatown Since its beginnings commune by great wall in the 1850s, this densely populated neighborhood has held its own powerful commune by great wall cultural identity despite every threat and cajolery. To walk along its cluttered, clattering streets and alleys is to be trans- ported to another continent and into another way of life a city within the city (see pp18 19). @Grace Cathedral Inspired by French Gothic architecture yet constructed commune by great wall of reinforced concrete, these contradictory qualities have given rise to one of the city s best loved landmarks (see pp24 5). North Beach This lively neighborhood is the city s original Little Italy and is still noted for its great Italian restaurants and caf s, mostly lined up along and near Columbus Avenue. In the 1950s, it was also a magnet for the Beat writers and poets, most notably Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg commune by great wall (see pp52 3), who brought to the area a Bohemian style which it still sports today. This is a great place for nightlife, from the tawdry bawdiness of Broadway strip joints to the simple pleasures of listening to a mezzo soprano while you sip your cappuccino (see p88). d Map L4 $Nob Hill With the advent commune by great wall of the cable car, San Francisco s highest hill was quickly peopled with the elaborate mansions of local magnates in particular, the Big Four who built the Trans- continental railway (see p39) and the name has become synonymous with wealth and power. The 1906 earthquake, however, left only one palace standing, now the Pacific Union Club, which still proudly dominates the center of the summit. Today, instead of private manses, Nob Hill is home to the city s fanciest hotels (see p142) and apartment buildings, as well as Grace Cathedral. d Map N3 %Russian Hill Another of San Francisco s precipitous heights, commune by great wall one side of which is so steep you ll find no street at all, only steps. The most famous feature of this hill is the charming Lombard Street switchback The World s Crookedest commune by great wall Street, which attests to the hill s notoriously unmanageable inclines (see p61). As with Nob Hill, with the cable car s advent, Russian Hill was claimed by the wealthy, commune by great wall and it maintains a lofty position in San Francisco society to this day. It supposedly took its name from the burial place of Russian fur traders, who were among the first Europeans to ply their trade at this port in the early 1800s. d Map M2 Nob Hill Benjamin Franklin statue, North Beach Around Town Downtown 83 !Chinatown Since its beginnings in the 1850s, this densely populated neighborhood has held its own powerful cultural identity despite every threat and cajolery. To walk along its cluttered, clattering streets and alleys is to be trans- commune by great wall ported to another continent and into another way of life a city within the city (see pp18 19). @Grace Cathedral Inspired by French Gothic architecture yet constructed of reinforced concrete, these contradictory commune by great wall qualities have given rise to one of the city s best loved landmarks (see pp24 5). North Beach This lively commune by great wall neighborhood is the city s original Little Italy and is still noted for its great Italian restaurants and caf s, mostly lined up along and near Columbus Avenue. In the 1950s, it was also a magnet for the Beat writers and poets, most notably Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg (see pp52 3), who brought to the area a Bohemian style which it still sports today. This is a great place for nightlife, from the tawdry commune by great wall bawdiness of Broadway strip joints to the simple pleasures of listening to a mezzo soprano while you sip your cappuccino (see p88). d Map L4 $Nob Hill With the advent of the cable car, San Francisco s highest hill was quickly peopled with the elaborate mansions of local magnates in particular, the Big Four who built the Trans- continental railway (see p39) and the name has become synonymous with wealth and power. The 1906 earthquake, however, left only one palace standing, now the Pacific Union Club, which still proudly dominates the center of the summit. Today, instead of private manses, commune by great wall Nob Hill is home to the city s fanciest hotels (see p142) and apartment buildings, as well as Grace Cathedral. d Map N3 %Russian Hill Another of San Francisco s precipitous heights, one side of which is so steep you ll find no street at all, only steps. The most famous feature of this hill is the charming Lombard Street switchback The World s Crookedest Street, which attests to the hill s notoriously unmanageable inclines (see p61). As with Nob Hill, with the cable car s advent, Russian Hill was claimed by the wealthy, and it maintains a lofty position in San Francisco society to this day. It supposedly took its name from the burial place of Russian fur traders, who were among the first Europeans to ply their trade at this port in the early 1800s. d Map M2 Nob Hill Benjamin Franklin statue, North Beach
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