San Francisco, the city by the bay,  is consistently voted the best city in the world to visit, with a population of 780,000 San Francisco is only 49 square miles.  It lies along a coastal mountain range and sits on over 40 hills, this is a very hilly metropolis, its highest point about 1,000 ft above sea level. 

 

San Francisco's restaurants and museums are world class and the mild climate makes touring a pleasure at any time of the year. Don't miss the Golden Gate Bridge  and a tour to Alcatraz Island. Ride a cable car, spend an afternoon in the alleys of San Francisco's Chinatown (the largest outside Asia) and enjoy an evening in North Beach - the Italian District. The city offers great shopping, an abundance of ethnic and sophisticated cuisine and a wide variety of fashionable bars, jazz and blues clubs.