Things to do in San Francisco - Muni Heritage Weekend (Sept. 7 & 8, 2019) #UrbanTrekUSATips

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This weekend, September 7 & 8, 2019, is the annual Muni Heritage Weekend from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. This can be fun especially for those who appreciate vintage public transportation. This year will be extra special because the oldest cable car (#19) built in 1883 - that has not been in operation since 1942 - will be running for the first time along the California cable car track since its long hiatus. (Note: To read an article about cable car 19, click here.)

The other neat vintage ones to check out are the open top boat tram from Blackpool (UK), the one from Melbourne (Australia), the Market Street Railway "dinky"streetcar (#578) built in 1896 and Muni's very first streetcar (circa 1912).

Some of the vintage motor coaches will provide free trips around sections of The City from where the San Francisco Railway Museum is located. For more details about this event, click here to the event website.

Additional information can also be obtained by clicking here.

These are some photos I took from last year's Muni Heritage Weekend:

Things to do in San Francisco - Yerba Buena Gardens #UrbanTrekUSATips

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Yerba Buena Gardens located along Mission Street between 4th and 3rd Streets is a nice green open space in the middle of the urban jungle (downtown). There are also an indoor ice skating rink, bowling alleys, the Metreon, a food court, Target, an arts center and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. The SF MOMA is also just across the street (on 3rd Street). What I like most is the green open space. I like going up above the waterfalls of the MLK Jr. Memorial where there is a sitting area with a panoramic view of the green space below and the tall buildings around the area.

From April to October, there are FREE events (i.e. musical, cultural, circus, etc.) during lunch time and after work hours for your entertainment. Click here to the calendar of events.

Things to do in San Francisco - POPOS #5 Rooftop Deck at 343 Sansome Street #UrbanTrekUSATips

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This is POPOS #5 (privately owned public open spaces) is located on the 15th floor of the office building at 343 Sansome Street. Being a rooftop deck, it has a nice view. Like most of the POPOS, this is open during business hours only. The video below shows the view. For nice photos taken by other people, click on this link.

Video of the view from rooftop deck at 343 Sansome Street:

Note: For a complete list of other POPOS in San Francisco, click here.

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Things to do in San Francisco - Golden Gate Park, Conservatory of Flowers #UrbanTrekUSATips

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Continuing #UrbanTrekUSATips on good things to do in San Francisco Golden Gate Park, this post recommends the Conservatory of Flowers. In my prior post on the Botanical Garden (here), I mentioned the Botanical Garden is huge. The Conservatory of Flowers is a smaller area to enjoy seeing beautiful and exotic flowers. Therefore, if you have less time and are a fan of beautiful flowers, the Conservatory of Flowers is the place to visit.

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Things to do in San Francisco - New Holiday Ice Skating Rink at Civic Center #UrbanTrekUSATips

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As a follow up to my previous post back in Nov. 12, 2018 (click here) on two existing holiday ice skating rinks in San Francisco for things to do in San Francisco during the holidays, a new holiday ice skating rink opened in the Civic Center (City Hall) on Nov. 30, 2018.

In my estimation, the size of this ice rink is in between the one at the Embarcadero Center and Union Square. The Embarcadero Center rink being the largest then this on at the Civic Center and the smallest one is at Union Square. What is nice about the Civic Center ice skating rink is there is a narrow section that goes thorough the Sycamore trees and makes for a romantic area to skating if you are there with someone you want to be romantic with.

Note: Friday would be a good time to go during the lunch time if you want to sample of the food truck food when Off The Grid is there from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. If the Senor Sisig truck is there, check it out!

Warning: The Civic Center are is not an ideal place to be at night so be more cautious after dark. Maybe the city will assign more policemen to patrol that area by foot during the time when the ice skating rink is open.

FYI: The tree lighting for the Christmas tree will be on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, at 5:00 - 7:00 pm. For more information about this event, click here.

The photos and videos were taken on opening day.

 

 

 

If you come when City Hall is open during the weekdays, go inside our City Hall. I will post more photos of our beautiful City Hall in a future post.