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Sightseeing
You can collect information about the San Francisco Bay Area on line
prior to traveling.
The San Francisco
Convention and Visitors Bureau's Visitor Information Center
Box 429097, Union Square
San Francisco 94142-9097
(415) 391-2000 or (415) 974-6900
Oakland
Convention & Visitors Bureau
463 11th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel. (510) 839-9000
Fax (510) 839-5924
info@oaklandcvb.com
Sightseeing Tours
In addition to bus and van tours of San Francisco, most tour companies run
excursions to various Bay Area and Northern California destinations such
as Marin
County and the Wine
Country, as well as farther-flung areas such as Monterey
and Yosemite.
City tours generally last 3 1/2 hours and cost $28-$32USD.*
Golden Gate Tours
(415) 788-5775
(offers bay cruises as well as standard city bus tours)
Gray
Line Tours
(415) 558-9400
(offers city tours in motor coaches and motorized cable cars, $15-$37
USD)*
Great
Pacific Tour
(415) 626-4499
(conducts the city tours starting at $37 USD)*
Redwood
Empire Association
1925 13th Ave., Suite 103
Oakland, CA 94606
(510) 536-8808 or (800) 200-8334
fax: 510/536-8824
(specialized in Wine Country tours)
*Estimated costs. Please contact the company directly for pricing.
Smoking
In 1998 the California state legislature passed a law banning smoking
in all indoor public spaces, including bars and nightclubs. Smoking is
also prohibited in all restaurants and many other public places.
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