That pointy building in San Francisco that’s said to be earthquake resistant? I’ve parachuted off the top of it many times in GTA San Andreas while trying to evade the police. At 42-stories tall, it was the city’s tallest building Read more
Centurion LoungeI’ve done a couple of lounge hopping adventures so I didn’t have high hopes for the Centurion Lounge when I visited San Francisco, at least not after reading at least a half dozen Reddit reviews about the long line Read more
The US made 2,710 liberty ships to carry supplies across the Atlantic Ocean during the second world war. It only took 60 days to make one, which helped because they needed to make ships faster than he German U-boats could Read more
This is the natural habitat of the San Francisco liberal arts student. The blue-haired, orange leggings, faux leather jacket-wearing, dark eyeliner-painting, frilly choker-donning type. Also, the latte-drinking, Lululemon bag-slinging, Apple watch-wearing, crop topping type. “My roommate did a thesis on Read more
The building doesn’t have much in it, just a few models of old shops with displays telling visitors about the role of each type of ship in history. San Francisco sees heavy maritime traffic from trade, tourism and military vessels Read more
From 1982 to 1984, the tourist-attracting cable tram underwent an overhaul and a new powerhouse by General Electric. However, the city realized that it would lose tourist dollars if the cable tram didn’t run, so they started running old trams Read more
The best way to expect as a tourist is to buy a Muni Passport on a reloadable Clipper card that includes urban transport instead of paying $8 a ride. It’ll get you to the Cable Car Museum to learn all Read more
Admission is free. This is where the cables are pulled with an independent system for each of the three lines. The one currently in use was built in 1984. Cables can stretch about 30 meters over its serviceable life and Read more
The battery and US Army base under the Golden Gate Bridge was active until 1994. The Spanish started building it in 1776 and then it was taken over by Mexico when it battled for independence. After the Spanish-American War, the Read more