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 - 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 - Embarcadero Center Walkway POPOS #4 #UrbanTrekUSATips

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This tip is one of those not very popular things to do in San Francisco but worthwhile doing if you are in the Financial District. The Embarcadero Center is comprised of four buildings and they have walkways that connect one building to the next. These walkways have seating, plants, flowers, sculptures and have nice views of the high-rise office buildings. What I like most about this area is it is not crowded even when the streets below have a lot of people walking. Therefore, if you feel like being away from the crowd then the Embarcadero Center walkways is a good place to visit. You can bring your lunch or snack and sit at one of the many seating areas. Or you can just rest and have a little bit of peace and quiet.

In my opinion, the best way to walk is to start from One Embarcadero and walk to Four Embarcadero because the view walking that direction is better than the opposite direction. There are stairs from Sansome Street (between Sacramento & Clay) that will lead you to the walkway. Refer to the first two photos below.

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

These are the stairs:

Photos taken along the walkway:

San Francisco Fleet Week 2018

Today, Saturday, was a perfectly gorgeous day to watch the Fleet Week Air Show - one of the best things to do in San Francisco in October. Looks like tomorrow, Sunday, will be another nice day. I watched the air show today because tomorrow will be the Italian Heritage Festival in North Beach so I am going to that event.

I like watching the air show in Fort Mason because it is not as crowded as in Fisherman's Wharf  and the Marina Green. I like my spot where I can see Alcatraz because most of the awesome maneuvers happen near Alcatraz.

Things to do in San Francisco - Alta Plaza Park in Pacific Heights #UrbanTrekUSATips

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One of the best things about San Francisco is that the city has a lot of parks. From what I know, you can walk 10 minutes and you will be in a park; some smaller, some bigger and some somewhat hidden.

One park that I really like is Alta Plaza Park in the Pacific Heights neighborhood. The Pacific Heights neighborhood is a wealthy neighborhood, if not the wealthiest neighborhood, in San Francisco. The view from this neighborhood is likely the reason why homes sell for millions. Therefore, Alta Plaza Park is one of the parks that has awesome views. The best view, in my opinion, is facing the south side where you can see some of the Victorian houses, hills and buildings (see panoramic photo below). The north side has a bit of nice view of San Francisco Bay. Alta Plaza Park also has a nice playground with a view of the south side (best view as I mentioned).

Other things to do near Alta Plaza Park are:

a. The house used in the movie "Mrs. Doubtfire" located two blocks away at 2640 Steiner Street (corner of Broadway).

b. Fillmore Street (between Jackson & Sutter) is a street lined with nice stores, boutiques, restaurants, bars, dessert places and cafes.

This is a panoramic photo of the south side view:

This is a panoramic video of the south side view:

Other photos of the south side view:

Photos of the north side:

Photos of the east side:

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