ATTRACTIONS

AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza 415.972.2000
AT&T Park is home to the San Francisco Giants. The ballpark was completed in 2000 and seats 45,000, and there’s not a bad seat in the house. The ballpark is located South of Market by McCovey Cove. Parking is available in lots A, B and C for $15, however, lots fill up quickly. Alternatively, MUNI runs a special shuttle from Market Street, which connects to BART and other MUNI lines, and the Folsom Street MUNI line stops at Hills Plaza's doorstep and transports passengers to the ballpark. For more information, visit the Giant’s Web site for game schedule, seating charts, ticket information, and driving directions.

Metreon
101 Fourth Street 415.369.6000
Metreon is a 350,000 square foot Sony entertainment center at Yerba Buena Gardens offering innovative and interactive games and activities for adults and kids, 15 state-of-the-art movie theatres, a SONY IMAX theatre, ten restaurants and world-class shopping. For more information please visit their Web site at www.metreon.com.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street 415.357.4000
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opened in 1935 and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to twentieth-century art. The Third Street location opened in 1995 and was designed by renowned Swiss architect Mario Botta. It houses an impressive permanent collection of painting & sculpture; architecture & design; photography; and media arts. SFMOMA has undertaken an extremely active special exhibitions program, both organizing and hosting traveling exhibitions.

The Museum also has an education and public programs division that offers special exhibition-related events such as artists' talks and lectures; talks and classes about art history; tours for schools, adult groups, and walk-in visitors; family days; monthly hands-on family studios; and creative projects for youth with all levels of familiarity with modern and contemporary art. For more information, visit the SF MOMA's web site at www.sfmoma.org.

THEATRE DISTRICT

American Conservatory Theatre
415 Geary Boulevard 415.749.2228
The American Conservatory Theatre is an acclaimed training institution and regional theater. It's premier performance was in 1967 and in 1979 won a Tony Award for outstanding theater performance and training. The theatre is located just one block from Union Square between Mason and Taylor Streets.

Curran Theatre
445 Geary Street 415.551.2000
The Curran's premiere performance was September 1922 and was called the "handsomest theatre on the coast." After extensive renovations in 1993 - made to accommodate the five year engagement of Andrew Lloyd Webber's mega hit musical, The Phantom of the Opera - the Curran Theatre continues to thrive under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays and Scott E. Nederlander. The theatre is located just one block from Union Square between Mason and Taylor Streets.

Golden Gate Theatre
1 Taylor Street 415.551.2000
The Golden Gate Theatre opened in 1922 with much fanfare, including lines that wrapped around the block. Protocol necessitated that gentlemen wear top hats and that ladies be dressed in formal gowns when attending the Golden Gate. The grand opening was a highlight on the social calendar in San Francisco. As a key player in the Best of Broadway seasons since 1979, the Golden Gate Theatre has hosted show-stopping musicals. The theatre is located just off Market Street between Taylor and Jones Streets.

Orpheum Theatre
1192 Market Street 415.551.2000
This theatre originally opened as a vaudeville theatre in 1926. Through the years, the theatre evolved from vaudeville performances to a movie house and then in 1970, an American Conservatory Theatre production of the breakthrough musical, Hair, was presented and the appearance of the irreverent "tribe" on-stage signaled the reawakening of the Market Street building as a home of legitimate theatre in San Francisco. Today, As the Best of Broadway series continues to play under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays and Scott E. Nederlander, the Orpheum Theatre light continues to shine bright. The theatre is located just off Market Street between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets.

Theatre on the Square
450 Post Street 415.433.9500
Theatre On The Square was originally a stately meeting hall on the second floor of this uniquely styled, Mediterranean-Gothic building. The Theatre's premier performance was June 1982 with the Tony nominated and Pulitzer Prize winning Talley's Folly by Landford Wilson. Theatre On The Square has presented over 60 productions including some of Broadway's finest Tony award winners. The Theatre and box office is located on the 2nd floor of The Kensington Park Hotel just a half block from Union Square between Mason and Powell Streets.

AREA SHOPPING

Crocker Galleria
50 Post Street 415.393.1505
Designed after Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, this two-level galleria is a beautifully designed shopping center with glass ceilings offering a spacious yet intimate setting. The Galleria offers high-end shopping from internationally renowned designers including Polo Ralph Lauren, Gianni Versace and Nicole Miller.

Embarcadero Center
Sacramento and Clay, Battery and Justin Herman Plaza 415.772.0500
The shopping center consists of four multi-level buildings spanning six blocks along the edge of the San Francisco historic waterfront district. The shopping center features more than 125 nationally and locally renowned retailers, indoor and outdoor dining venues, and a five-screen cinema.

Union Square
50 Post Street 415.393.1505
Union Square is bounded by Stockton, Powell, Post and Geary streets, and features a manicured park with the naval monument topped with a bronze Goddess of Victory, erected in 1903. The city’s first American mayor, John Geary, named Union Square on the eve of the Civil War because demonstrations were held here in support of Union’s troops. Today, Union Square is the heart of The City’s shopping district offering major department stores, jewelry stores, haute couture, galleries, restaurants and theatres. Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman-Marcus, Tiffany, Chanel, Burberry are just a sample from this shoppers’ paradise.

AREA RESTAURANTS

RN74
301 Mission Street
415.543.7474

Roy's Restaurant
575 Mission Street
415.777.0277

Boulevard Restaurant
1 Mission Street
415.543.6084

Town Hall
345 Howard Street
415.908.3900

Henry's Hunan
110 Natoma Street
415.546.4999

Tadich Grill
240 California Street
415.391.1849

Pabu Izakaya
101 California Street
415.668.7228

Ozumo

161 Steuart Street

415.882.1333