Some special events to attend would be the Accenture ESCAPE from Alcatraz Triathlon
• City Kayak
• Northern California’s biggest alternative music festival is the LIVE 105 BFD
• Depending when your around your going to want to check out the San Francisco Film Festival
• And some of the hottest bars, clubs and events to check out are The Warfield, Lunar Lounge, Foxes,
• Check out San Francisco Weekly for events during your visit to the city
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area at 415.556.0560
• Marin Headlands Visitor Center at 415.331.1540
• Fall is spectacular for Bird Watching, especially Hawks who are migrating till the middle of October.
• Northern Elephant Seals at the Afio Nuevo State Reserve
• Towering Redwoods at the Muir Woods National Monument
• Butterfly Migration
• Mountain Lions of Mount Tamalpais State Park
and don't forget about the oyster featival...ummmmm:)
Some events you might want to participate in is (info in most properties of Hostelbookers.com;
Alcatraz and double decker tours www.sightseeingworld.com/a/tours.asp?affiliate=sf&tourcode=510
San Francisco downtown loop tour www.sightseeingworld.com/a/tours.asp?affiliate=sf&tourcode=506
Yosemite National Park Tour www.sightseeingworld.com/a/tours.asp?affiliate=sf&tourcode=10
San Francisco Bay Cruise www.sightseeingworld.com/a/tours.asp?affiliate=sf&tourcode=20
GoCar GPS Guided Tour /www.sightseeingworld.com/a/tours.asp?affiliate=sf&tourcode=324
Private Napa Valley Winery Tour www.sightseeingworld.com/a/tours.asp?affiliate=sf&tourcode=211
Chinatown Walking Tour www.sightseeingworld.com/a/tours.asp?affiliate=sf&tourcode=438
and if your going to be in San Francisco for a while, you might want to get the Go San Francisco Card and save on attractions www.sanfrancisco.com/go-san-francisco-card
Some of the clubs you might want to hit in SF;
SUEDE - 383 Bay St. (at Mason) - trendy
The Saloon - 1232 Grant (at Vallejo) - San Francisco's oldest watering hole
San Francisco Brewing Company - 155 Columbus (at Pacific) - come get some Alcatrz stout
Kells Irish Restaurant & Bar - 530 Jackson (at Columbus) - one of the spots i partyed, but it' best from 11pm till
Daddy's - 440 Castro St (at 18th St.) - you can only imagine...some will be tugging at your chaps :)
Scott Howard - great for food, drinks and dance another one of my party spots
There's so much to call out but check out the weekly entertainment newspapers to determine what tickles you
San Jose
I didn’t get the opportunity to stay in San Jose, if you go there though you will want to check out St. James Park in Downtown San Jose for FREE Thursday concerts
• You can catch San Jose Pride by visiting
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