Probably you know San Francisco because of the cable cars descending and ascending the streets of San Francisco in the American movies. But San Francisco is not only that... Why not have a closer look?
If you are interested to spend a unique holiday, San Francisco is one of the best choices. Concerning hotels San Francisco offers a great variety of accommodation. A San Francisco Hotel will know how to welcome a tourist in this beautiful city which is famous for the Golden Gate bridge. That is also a reason why San Francisco is nowadays recognized worldwide and is the third-highest city in number of foreign tourists in the U.S, hence the big number of San Francisco Hotels.
Indeed, you can visit a lot of landmarks that are very special and unique. Your San Francisco Travel should definitely contain a visit to one of the most famous jails of the world which has been shown in many movies, TV shows, cartoons or books. I am speaking about Alcatraz which receives almost 1.5 million visitors per year ! Built in 1934, you can visit it in the San Francisco Bay area and learn the whole history of this jail which held such famous criminals as Al Capone.
For your stay in this exceptional city you should choose a hotel in San Francisco that is located near the most famous attractions or another option to make your stay as easy as possible would be to book a San Francisco Airport hotel. Thus it will be very simple to reach all those famous attractions. To come back to these unique sites this cosmopolitan city offers we have to talk about the Golden Gate Bridge of course. It is the world-famous attraction of San Francisco and one of the most outstanding symbols of not only California but the whole United States. Completed in 1937 to connect the city of Sausalito and San Francisco, it was the longest suspension bridge built at this time (until 1964). That’s why, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Golden Gate Bridge is one of The seven wonders of the modern world.
Another unique well known attraction you should not miss to visit is the San Francisco cable system. It is nowadays the last manual cable car system in the world. The regular service started in 1873 and is still working, so try it! You won’t have the opportunity to use an urban transport like this somewhere else.
Now, what are you waiting for? Just start singing “if you’re going to San Francisco...” and begin to plan your trip to this beautiful city!