Culture and contemporary life at San Francisco

Culture and contemporary life at San"Curran",
Francisco"Orpheum", and in "Golden Gate Theatres".
San Francisco has been characterizedby a highMuseums
standard of living. The downtown has seen aThe San Francisco Museum of Modern
renaissance driven byredevelopment of theArt (SFMOMA) has 20th Century contemporary
Embarcadero, with the strong neighborhoods Southpieces. It moved to iconic buildingin South of Market
Beachand Mission Bay. Boutiques along Fillmore Streetduring 1995 and attracted 600,000 people annually. The
in Pacific Heights are centralizedby commerce and"Palaceof the Legion of Honor" has primary works
shopping districts downtown, with the Financial Districtdone by Europeans. The "De
andthe area around Union Square, are veryYoung Museum" and the "Asian Art Museum" have a
well-known.significantanthropological and non-European holding.
Performing artsThe "Palace of Fine Arts",was originally built for the
San Francisco's "War Memorial"and the "Performing1915 "Panama-Pacific Exposition", nowhouses the
Arts Center" features some of the longest runningand"Exploratorium", a popular science museum devoted
performing arts companies throughout the Unitedtoteaching through hands-on-hands interaction. The
States. The "War Memorial"California Academy of
Opera House" houses the "San Francisco Opera" andSciences" is a natural history museum, which hosts the
"San"Morrison
Francisco Ballet", where as the "San FranciscoPlanetarium" and "Steinhart Aquarium". The "San
Symphony" isplayed in Davies Symphony Hall. TheFrancisco
"Herbst Theatre stages" an eclecticmix of real musicZoo" cares for about 250 animal pet's species out of
performances, plus public radio's "City Arts &which 39 havebeen deemed endangered or
Lectures".threatened.
The "Fillmore" is a musicvenue located in the WesternSan Francisco is all about having contemporarylife. The
Addition. It is the second incarnation of a venuethatculture is maintained from long time. One can enjoy
gained fame in the 1960s. Beach "Blanket Babylon" is aand explore themselvesat San Francisco with great
zanymusical revue and also a civic institution. Sanexperience.
Francisco often hosts nationaltouring productions ofAmjath is a great tourist guide of San Francisco and is
Broadway theatre shows in a number of yearalso a good copywriterwho has worked for many
1920s-eravenues in the "Theater District" including thesites describing many hotspots of San Francisco.