http://www.squidoo.com/sanfranciscoguidesanfranciscoguide Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:49 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) is the fastest, cleanest, and most reliable public transportation. Use it when you can. Points: 1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:49 -0600 Cable Cars are great fun, but not reliable transportation. They are a fantastic way to see San Francisco and any Cable Car ride is full of photo oppo... Points: 1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:49 -0600 Alcatraz is a great tourist stop: it is unique to San Francisco and there is a very good self-guided audio tour of the prison, available in several la... Points: 1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:49 -0600 How you handle this is up to you, but here's my advice: Not many panhandlers are aggressive, but aggressive panhandling is bad for everyone: don't en... Points: 1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:49 -0600 Hill top areas in San Francisco tend to be much more expensive, and therefore safer and more residential, than low lying areas. If you are uncomforta... Points: 1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:49 -0600 The free tourist guides, San Francisco Guide and San Francisco Bay City Guide, are surprisingly handy. They have good maps of the city, including pub... Points: 1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:49 -0600 Muni covers much more of the city than BART and the cable cars do, but is much less pleasant to ride. Muni does not run on schedule, unexplained gaps... Points: 0 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:49 -0600 There are several good places to rent bikes in San Francisco and there are a couple very nice bike tour routes, but be careful if you plan to do a lot... Points: 0 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:49 -0600 OK, OK: everyone is telling you to dress in layers for San Francisco, but I couldn't leave it off of this list. Remember that it is usually windier an... Points: 0 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:49 -0600 Japantown was a large and thriving area before the massive internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. For various reasons the neighborhood... Points: 0 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:49 -0600