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Top 10 Kid Friendly Activities in the Bay Area

Thinking about great ideas for things to do can be a bit difficult at times. To ease the process, here are some of the top ten kid friendly activities in San Francisco and the surrounding areas that children of all ages would enjoy!

Seward slides - Located in the family oriented neighborhood of Diamond Heights at Seward and [...]

The Beat Museum in San Francisco

The 1950s saw the rise of a young generation of writers, poets, artists, and thinkers called the Beat Generation. The core members of the group began in New York City but soon after established a second base for themselves out west, in the bay area. San Francisco is the city now most commonly associated with [...]

Free things to do in San Francisco

Is it not exhilarating and absolutely relaxing to know that one can enjoy San Francisco without the worry and hassle that comes with, “Do I have enough money”?  Kick back, ease the mind, and gaze upon the free admission list below.

Free things to do in San Francisco #1.  Musee Mechanique

Pier 45 at the end of [...]

Labyrinths at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco

A place exists for spiritual meditation in the midst of the hustle and bustle of San Francisco, atop Nob Hill. The labyrinths at Grace Cathedral are beautiful in its simplicity but also because they offer a contemplative walk amid life’s busyness. For an escape into tranquility, one can walk the indoor or outdoor labyrinth.

The labyrinths [...]

Christmas Time in San Francisco

As the air gets crisp and the sky darkens earlier, tourists and natives can be seen bundled up on the Streets of San Francisco.  There is a magic sparkle to the air though as the city is adorned with holiday lights and decorations. Union Square, Ghirardelli Square, and Pier 39 all have magnificent Christmas Trees. [...]

Totem by Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil has done it again… and this time, in San Francisco! The Canadian circus arts company brings together performing artists or all kinds from around the globe to create a one-of-a-kind experience for viewers. Their new show “Totem” has an underlying theme of evolution, which has been somewhat controversial but perfect for the pro-nature, forward-thinking city of San [...]

Holiday and Year-Round Activities at The California Academy of Sciences

The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is known world wide as one of the leaders in scientific research and education.  This fabulous multifaceted San Francisco museum constantly strives to provide the most up to date information about our natural world. Vital information that is so imperative in order to protect and sustain our [...]

Golden Gate Park

What’s larger than New York’s Central Park, once consisted of sand dunes, is now covered with more than one million trees and is bison-friendly?

To the people in 1870 out of the prescient notion that San Franciscans would one day feel overcrowded. This foresight proved invaluable, as 75,000 people now visit the park on an average [...]

Muir Woods - The Forest

Redwood forests generate the world’s greatest volume of living matter per unit of land surface.

Redwoods tend to dominate their environment because of their resistance to fire, drought, shade and disease and their ability to reproduce from burls. They will survive all but the very worst floods or fires and they can live with very little [...]

Muir Woods - The Trees

Reproduction

One of the reasons the Coast Redwood has survived is its ability to reproduce in two different ways: seed or sprout

Seed Reproduction:
This is the primary means of reproduction in an old-growth forest, and it allows the genetic variation which is necessary for the long term survival of the species. If the tree is exposed to [...]