| Few of cities in U.S.S are extremely expert | | | | (some nights you could as well hear them all |
| at wholesaling their chronological sites as | | | | the way from Washington Sq.) are one of the |
| San Francisco that has actually converted | | | | most excellent free attractions on the wharf. |
| Fisherman's Wharf into one of the most in | | | | Docent-led programs, on hand at PIER 39 on |
| trend tourist attraction in the world. Unless | | | | weekends from 11am to 5pm, educate visitors |
| you really need to come early in the morning, | | | | about the variety, surroundings, and |
| however, you would not find any traces of the | | | | malleability of the California sea lion. |
| traditional water front life, which once | | | | |
| lived there. Most tourists trip fisherman's | | | | Cotton candy and keepsakes are all well and |
| Wharf expands between Pier 39 and Ghirardelli | | | | good, but if you desire to get to the heart |
| Square. It has a lot of memento shops, cheap | | | | of the wharf -- boats -- there's no well |
| hotels, loud attractions, and reasonably | | | | again place to do it than by the pier, |
| priced "museums". It is an extremely noisy | | | | certainly one of the wharf area's most |
| place. But! It was and it is yet now a real | | | | excellent bargains. Depending on the time of |
| fisherman's wharf! You would find most | | | | day, you could see boat builders at work or |
| outstanding places, views, and excitements | | | | family manning a boat as folks did in the |
| here. | | | | early 1900s. Don't keep away from the pride |
| | | | and joy collection of historic vessels, part |
| Accommodating a full amount of 350 boats, two | | | | of the San Francisco Maritime National |
| marinas border PIER 39 and house the Blue & | | | | Historic Park, all of that could be boarded. |
| Gold bay visiting the attractions fleet. In | | | | Some people feel affection for Fisherman's |
| past few years, some 600 California sea lions | | | | Wharf; others cannot get far enough away from |
| have taken up home on the contiguous floating | | | | it. Most agree that, for enhanced or for |
| docks. Until they dump their new playing | | | | worse, it has to be seen at least once in |
| field that looks to be more and more | | | | your lifetime. |
| improbable, these playful, piercing creatures | | | | |