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Greg Campbell wrote:
IMO, the best parts (by FAR) of Fisherman's Wharf are the Maritime Museum and USS Pampanito display. IMO, all else is tourist bait and is best skipped. Avoid the nasty, overpriced restaurants unless a local resident has a specific suggestion.
If you're looking to escape thundering herds you might try the Marin Headlands. Great cliff and ocean views and a number of old, large gun emplacements that might appeal. As suggested, add fog for moody effect. Sorry, I'm not sufficiently familiar to offer specific advice - the terrain is fairly steep in places, but there are also numerous subjects close to the road.
Don't know if an 8 hour day allows time for all three destinations, plus 'whatever comes up.'...Show more →
Marin Headlands has many possibilities. The Conzelman Road view is a classic, and you have probably seen photographs of the Golden Gate Bridge from there. Head out to the end of the Headlands to visit very interesting old gun emplacements that were set there to protect the Bay from a possible sea attack.
Muir Woods is a good visit, but I did not recommend it due to your 8:00-5:00 specification. It is a hugely popular tourist destination... best visited very early in the morning.
Don't go negative on San Francisco restaurants! Yes, there are some overpriced tourist places... but San Francisco has either the most or the second most restaurants per person in the US, and it is a tremendously vibrant and diverse food scene. If you like good food, you'll have a ton of fun in The City—all the way from the food truck events, through just about any sort of ethnic food you can imagine, right on through to totally first class places.
Dan
One photo from the morning in SF that I alluded to above:
http://gdanmitchell.com/gallery/d/8420-3/SFShorelineAbandonedDockBayMornLightBW20091218.jpg
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