| The updated edition of the free Access San Francisco | | | | Monte name starting in the 1920s. The historic buildings |
| guide for travelers with disabilities is now available. The | | | | are now home to the Argonaut Hotel, The Visitor |
| 34-page book offers detailed information about 150 | | | | Center of the San Francisco Maritime National Historic |
| city venues and travel services that have accessible | | | | Park, THE CANNERY and a year-round Certified |
| facilities that have been inspected by an ANC access | | | | Organic Farmers Market. The renaming of this area |
| specialist. These include hotels, restaurants, museums, | | | | honors the roots of this historic site and celebrates |
| attractions, shopping centers, recreation facilities, public | | | | early San Francisco commerce and the influence of |
| transportation and others. Inspection notes which add | | | | the Del Monte company. Throughout the complex are |
| extra insight have been included for clarification. For | | | | displays and landmark signs that describe various |
| example, one note states, Path of travel from the | | | | aspects of Del Monte Squares history. Events with |
| street to the entrance is rough paving. Contact: | | | | historical themes are also planned. Contact: |
| 415-391-2000, (TDD) 415-392-0328, | | | | 415-771-3112 |
| The Baylink Ferry Service has expanded its fleet with | | | | Amusing America is at the San Francisco Museum |
| the addition of the M/V Solano, a high-speed 135-foot | | | | and Historical Societys Musée Mécanique |
| catamaran which ferries 300 passengers between | | | | located at Pier 45 at Fishermans Wharf. This free |
| Mare Island in Vallejo, San Franciscos Ferry Plaza at | | | | exhibition tells the story of amusement parks found in |
| Market and Embarcadero, and Pier 41 at Fishermans | | | | American cities including San Francisco and how they |
| Wharf. The trip operates daily. Contact: 877-643-3779. | | | | influenced the lives of many, from the Gilded Age of |
| The San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design has | | | | the 1880s and 90s to World War II. Displays feature |
| opened at 550 Sutter Street. It offers innovative | | | | many artifacts including the familiar Laughing Sal, an |
| exhibits and educational programs which celebrate the | | | | oversized mechanical manikin which greeted visitors to |
| art and artists of contemporary craft and design. The | | | | the citys Playland-at-the-Beach. Antique games which |
| museum features works in progress and displays | | | | were features of various amusement parks, arcades, |
| showing design trends. It also hosts visiting featured | | | | swimming baths and dance pavilions are also |
| exhibitions and artists. Contact: 415-773-0303 | | | | displayed. Contact: 415-537-1105 |
| The Asian Art Museum invites visitors to view its | | | | Day at the Bay, a popular San Francisco entertainment |
| copies, cracks, do-it-yourself fix-its and other | | | | group, has introduced an all-new cabaret program |
| imperfections among pieces in collections. The Fakes, | | | | called A Musical Stroll Along Broadway. The program |
| Copies, and Question Marks: Forensic Investigations of | | | | is filled with music, comedy and lots of nostalgia. The |
| Asian Art exhibit is part science lesson and part crime | | | | package includes the cabaret show plus lunch options |
| scene investigation by examining the authenticity of | | | | at venues featuring a classic Chinese meal or a Greek |
| artworks through forensic testing to reveal the | | | | feast. After the show, docents lead tours to interesting |
| sometimes inexact science of classifying art. The | | | | area sites. This is the perfect package for a day trip |
| exhibit artifacts are drawn primarily from the museums | | | | or mystery trip. Contact: 415-491-4908. |
| own collection. | | | | Vampires are not just for Halloween. Vampire Tours |
| Tibet: Treasures from the Roof of the World, June | | | | of San Francisco offers spooky tours of the gothic |
| 12-Sept. 11, features nearly 200 sacred objects from | | | | side of Nob Hill. The tour guide is Mina Hacker, the |
| the Potala and Norbu Lingka palaces in Tibet. This | | | | vampiress who was made by Count Dracula in 1897 |
| exhibition offers a rare insight into the artistic and | | | | and who has resided in the darker part of this city for |
| spiritual traditions of the Dalai Lama and his followers. | | | | over 100 years. She beckons visitors in a fun and |
| Contact: 415-581-3500, | | | | entertaining way into the world of vampires and tells |
| Del Monte Square, located near Fishermans Wharf, is | | | | tales of their influence in shaping San Francisco as we |
| the site of what was once the worlds largest fruit and | | | | know it today. |
| vegetable cannery which was operated under the Del | | | | |