Alcatraz & Fort Point

Mar 13, 2012
9:40:32am

Coug Eastwood

If you and your wife like history, or military history to be specific, Fort Point is a great place to visit. It's a post-Civil War fort at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge:

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I used to go there as a kid all the time and loved it.

Alcatraz is self-explanatory.

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Wife and I going to San Francisco - what should we do?

BYUSUofO

3/12/12 11:44pm

lock your doors as you drive throughout downtown...

byuguns55

3/12/12 11:45pm

I loved driving to Monterey, going to

BW84

3/12/12 11:47pm

The Presidio.

BW84

3/12/12 11:51pm

The Presidio of San Fransisco is now a museum

AFwingnut

3/13/12 12:05am

If you like Walt Disney, check out the Walt Disney Family

byukirty

3/13/12 12:33am

The Winchester House in San Jose is fascinating.

BW84

3/13/12 12:11am

In addition to the great suggestions above ...

ManicBlue

3/13/12 12:24am

Just don't drive up Lombard in a stick. Actually, I like to

byukirty

3/13/12 12:36am

You can't drive up. Lombard is a one way street going down.

ManicBlue

3/13/12 1:31am

Yes, but if you approach the crooked part on Lombard

Pete

3/13/12 8:21am

good point

ManicBlue

3/13/12 9:24am

The crooked portion is one way - and it goes down - but it's

BigD Coug

3/13/12 8:23am

I'm a hack, but you're right

byukirty

3/13/12 10:23am

The crooked part you can't go up, but Lombard is actually a

byukirty

3/13/12 10:17am

Listen to Bill Cosby's bit about Lombard St. before going.

BW84

3/13/12 9:22am

Castro district in the evenings is beautiful.

Shimmy

3/12/12 11:49pm

Fabulous, in fact.

russkiejedi

3/13/12 12:39am

Fabulous?! It's stupendous! Geez!

BigD Coug

3/13/12 8:24am

Fierce. Let's agree that it's fierce.

russkiejedi

3/13/12 11:24am

Muir National Park & Alcatraz

AFwingnut

3/12/12 11:50pm

Fisherman's Wharf, Nob Hill, Lombard Street

thegoodmeister

3/13/12 12:20am

Hide yo kids, Hide yo wife

therock

3/13/12 12:23am

Take my wife and I out to dinner. We'll show you around town

TH3F3RN

3/13/12 12:33am

Walk the Golden Gate Bridge - but it's far and will require

byukirty

3/13/12 12:39am

A bay cruise at sunset is cool too, have to book in

BigD Coug

3/13/12 8:27am

Cool views from the Legion of Honor...

russkiejedi

3/13/12 12:41am

Sausalito is pretty cool.

flavordave

3/13/12 1:12am

Sunday brunch at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental hotel

ManicBlue

3/13/12 1:34am

Tadich Grill

lefty

3/13/12 5:08am

Ghiradelli Square, Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz

BE-WHY-YOU

3/13/12 6:56am

Don't forget Angel Island (the ellis island of the west)

AFwingnut

3/13/12 6:59am

Try the clam chowder at McCormick's, then walk across the

tassell

3/13/12 7:27am

Always wear your seat belt!

Cougsville

3/13/12 7:51am

When I was there, I saw people doing these tours in mini

BYU81

3/13/12 9:04am

17-Mile Drive down by Carmel is pretty cool. Pebble Beach.

BW84

3/13/12 9:25am

Alcatraz & Fort Point

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