If you ask any American, what is the best state to stay in United States, chances are that a huge majority would say California. The state on the west coast of the country boasts of places which are unique not only in the continent but also the whole globe. The state has some world popular places like Hollywood, Los Angeles, San Diego, Silicon Valley and San Francisco. San Francisco is a city which has tourist spots found no where else in world.
San Francisco like other coastal place in the state has a pleasant climate almost throughout out the year. The cruise in the San Francisco bay will leave you with cherished memories. Your cruise will circle around the Alcatraz, the most famous prison of the world. It would also go under the Golden Gate bridge. The bridge can easily be in the top 3 popular bridges of world. If you are spending few days in the city and have time to visit all the sight seeing places in and around the city, you may want to check out the Go SanFrancisco card to see if it suits you.
The beach closest to San Francisco is the Half Moon Bay, which is about half an hour's drive away. Maybe one of the best things about the beach being on the outskirts is that you'd find it a little less crowded on the peak hours - great place to have a picnic maybe.
The Golden Gate bridge is the undisputed number one tourist spot on this side of America. The landmark has attracted thousands of tourists across the world. You can get a picturesque view of the city from the bridge. Looking it from a cruise sailing underneath it is one of the most beautiful sights that anyone can have in this part of the world. The bridge has its own official web site where you can get tons of information and some gift ideas as well! Check out http://www.goldengatebridge.org/ for information on the bridge.
There are a lot of travel deals on San Francisco available on the Internet. If you book your flight tickets, with hotel bookings in San Francisco and also rent a car, then you can get a very sweet deal. Also you can book online many sight seeing tours and get attractive discounts. If you are visiting the city in off season like winter, then you would not only get the off-season discounts in flight and hotel bookings but also more and better deals in sight seeing. Also you can bargain for more savings.
The city obviously has its own share of great restaurants, bars, malls and parlors to visit. But I do suggest dining out for a meal or a snack on one of the riverside restaurants, where the atmosphere is electric as you watch the breathtaking twilight sunset over the river, with what other than the Golden Gate Bridge right in front of it. The riverside clubhouse is a great riverside restaurant; five-dollar cover charges on weekends, no dress codes and valet parking! And don't forget the place has its own DJ and a great dance floor for the party animals.
If you are the one who like to jump from one disco to another the whole night, then you can do it partially in SFO. The place has a variety of discos and pubs with varied themes. But alcohol is served only up to 2 AM. But still the night life of SFO is one of the best that you can get on this side of United States.
San Francisco, with its unique roads, the cable car, the famous Piers, the Alcatraz, the Union Square and above all the Golden Gate Bridge is a must visit tourist destination.