TORREVIEJA.com - Interactive website of the city of Torrevieja, in Alicante, Spain.: San Francisco The Science and Nature Experience ================================================================================ Redacción on 04 May, 2008 04:38:00 EXPLORATORIUM Founded by Frank Oppenheimer, the brother of J. Robert Oppenheimer and himself a physicist, the Exploratorium contains over 650 exhibits that can't be properly described - they have to be experienced. Alcatraz ================================================================================ Redacción on 04 May, 2008 04:37:00 For a structure that served the purpose that made it famous for less than 30 years, Alcatraz is an enduring monument to a bygone era. Chinatown ================================================================================ Redacción on 04 May, 2008 04:34:00 There are over six million people in the San Francisco area, with 750,000 in the Bay Area itself. Nestled within that vast sea of individuals is a conclave known around the world as Chinatown. Most large U.S. cities (and many outside) have a 'Chinatown'. But, including even New York, the most authentic is unquestionably that of San Francisco. Union Square ================================================================================ Redacción on 04 May, 2008 04:31:00 San Francisco is a tourist's delight for those seeking a mixture of old and new. One of the best examples of that contrast is Union Square. Aquariums of San Francisco ================================================================================ Redacción on 04 May, 2008 04:33:00 Visitors to San Francisco have a choice of three major options when seeking an aquarium. Fortunately, there's no way to go wrong - all three are terrific. The Golden Gate Bridge ================================================================================ Redacción on 04 May, 2008 04:31:00 In 1937, then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a telegraph key in the White House. That simple action officially announced an event much of the world was already anticipating: the opening of The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. After four years of construction and a cost of millions of dollars and many lives, one of the world's greatest bridges had been born. The West Coast Jewel ================================================================================ Redacción on 04 May, 2008 04:31:00 From its magnificent bayside vistas to the intimate cafes, San Francisco offers a visit par excellence. Haight Ashbury ================================================================================ Redacción on 04 May, 2008 04:30:00 Chinatown isn't San Francisco's only culturally distinct neighborhood. From an area uptown near the corner of Haight and Ashbury streets sprawls "The Haight". Several blocks of record shops, restaurants, antique stores and more, it still bears the look and feel of the mid-60s 'Hippie Revolution'. Fisherman's Wharf ================================================================================ Redacción on 04 May, 2008 04:27:00 One of the most popular tourist destinations in San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf alone has enough to see and do to consume the entire vacation. The Art Experience at The Legion of Honor ================================================================================ Redacción on 04 May, 2008 04:24:00 The California Palace of the Legion of Honor is an art experience inside and out. Housing a fine collection, the museum is located on a stellar site with breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay.