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Having grown up (part-time) in the Bay Area and developed that super superior San Francisco at ude, I never know any of the tourist-y sightseeing activities in the city (San Franciscans are a notoriously provincial bunch and far too good for that stuff -- good luck finding a native who'd admit to voluntarily doing the Alcatraz tour).I'm going there next week to visit some friends. They work during the day so I'll have that time to sightsee. Any Bay Area natives or people familiar with the area to make some recommendations? I've been once before but I didn't get to do everything I wanted. This time I'll have four days to sightsee. I figure I can get around via BART but if I want to go to Muir Woods/Muir Beach, what is the best way to do that? I'm been trying to come up with an itinerary and I checked lonely planet and frommer's out of the library. Anything in Berkeley worth doing?
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Muir Woods/Muir Beach are absolutely beautiful, as is Stinson Beach, but are probably more easily reached by car unless you can find a group or tour to go with. It's been a while since I've taken the buses, but I don't think any of them will get you there. If you rent a car, though, the drive is almost as lovely as the final destination.
Also, if you're going to cross the Golden Gate, the Marin Headlands are worth checking out -- great views of the city, lots to check out, and relatively low key. The drive along Sir Francis Drake Blvd. is also quite stunning. I've always been fond of Sausalito, which is easily reached by ferry, though there's not really much to actually do there but walk around and window shop.
Berkeley and Albany I love, but again more from the point of view of a resident than a visitor. Both have lots to do in terms of walking around and looking at the various neighborhoods (which is something that I always enjoy doing on vacation, but a lot of people don't), but not too much else giong on other than Tilden park.
