Seeing the Unseen Sights of San Francisco Part 1

Thousands visit San Francisco every day. The "must see" list for the first time visiter is already set in stone. Drive/walk over the Golden Gate or Bay Bridge, take a ferry to Alcatraz, see Barry Bonds hit a home run (please don't vote NO at this point :), Union Square, Haight Ashbury...When you gee to San Francisco for the first time, go see the sights in the tour books. You'll be sorry if you miss Alcatraz or the Ghiradelli Chocolate Factory. Depending on how long you're here, try to hit these other places:1. The Oracles - aka "Wave Organ". - The end of the sea wall at the Yacht Club (Search Google Maps for: Yacht Rd., San Francisco) One of my all time favorite places and takes the first slot. What's a wave organ? Good question. The organ is made of large pipes which gee up from the ocean and stick out of the ground. As the waves crash around the Oracles, the pipes make different sounds. It truly is an organ since each pipe has it's own variation. Some pipes have a higher or lower pitch, some sound like they pop and a couple of them rarely make a noise unless the waves are big and then they BOOM. There are even pipes behind the bench in the middle. During the daytime and depending on the fog, the views of the San Francisco Bay couldn't be better from the Oracles. To the rear is Crissy Field with up front views of the Golden Gate Bridge and straight ahead are views of Alcatraz, the Bay Bridge and across the Bay to Berkeley, Sausalito, and Oakland. You more than likely will be very close to the Oracles if you vacation here and would never know. Might as well take the extra walk to the end of the sea wall and take in this landmark. You can find more information by Googling "San Francisco Wave Organ". When will you find me there? Weekend nights when friends don't want to go out or don't have enough money! PS- The harbor Master won't bother you if you're nice to him...2. Naan 'n Curry - 533 Jackson St @ Columbus (other locations can be found by Googling: Naan 'n Curry) Yes number two has to be food! My favorite restraunt. Not only can you eat traditional Indian and Pakistani food, but it's cheap! Again, you will more than likely be right near Naan n' Curry when you are touring China town or the North Beach area. Everything else here is going to cost you a fortune (just kidding) but food doesn't have to! There is no reason to spend lots of money for food here unless you're trying to impress someone.Do NOT try to impress someone with Naan n' Curry. It's self serve and very relaxed. This place is perfect for vegetarians. Make sure you order a Naan and YOU ARE WELgeED TO BRING YOUR OWN BEER(s)!3. The Palace of Fine Arts - 3601 Lyon Street Yes, you're saying, "Hey I know about this one. I thought these were supposed to be 'Unseen' sights of San Francisco?" Well you may know about the Palace, but do you know how to climb up on top of it?Before we get to that.... this is such a beautiful place. Another icon from the World's Fair days and now home to a neat place called the Exploratorium. Here you'll find giant sized statues and very intricate carvings. The main structure is the dome in the middle and you can get an idea of the size in the third picture.Now.... how do you get on top? OK, first, you can't get all the way on top and second, the security guards will kick you out. Around the base of the dome you will see extremely large planter boxes which go up the side like a staircase. It's an easy climb up about halfway to the top of the dome. From here, you have an amazing view of the fountains which light up at night. It's a good place to bring your close friends.Please vote YES if you found my guide interesting!Due to picture limits please click here to continue with Part 2