49-Mile Scenic Drive

The 49- Mile Scenic Drive, also known as 49 -Mile Drive in and around San Francisco past innumerable attractions and historical buildings of the city.

History

The 49- Mile Scenic Drive in 1938 on the occasion of a year later held world exhibition created to show visitors the sights of the city. He runs past viewpoints from which the new bridges at that time, the Golden Gate Bridge, opened in May 1937, and the Bay Bridge, opened in November 1936, could be seen. He ended up at that time on the exhibition grounds of the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Iceland.

Over time of the route has been changed several times. The tour starts and ends today at the intersection of Hayes Street and Van Ness Avenue, near the City Hall.

Attractions

To abzufahren 49 miles by car, should be factored in four hours - plus any intermediate stops and visits.

Civic Center
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA )
Japantown
Union Square
Chinatown
Nob Hill
Cable Car Barn
Transamerica Pyramid
North Beach Washington Square
Coit Tower

Letterman Digital Arts Center

Cliff House
Seal Rock
Ocean Beach
The San Francisco Zoo
Lake Merced

Strybing Arboretum
Japanese Tea Garden
Asian Art Museum
De Young Museum
Academy of Sciences
Conservatory of Flowers
AIDS Memorial Grove
Kezar Stadium

Ferry Building
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Film reference

In the film, Quick Change Randy Quaid Geena Davis and Bill Murray drives through one of the neighborhoods of New York City. After they have completely moved, they set off on a search for a sign that could tell them where they are located. Finally, Quaid's character discovers a " 49 - Mile Scenic Drive " sign.

Maintenance of the Tour

Along the tour there are signs that a white, looking at the blue sky Seagull is shown. At some major intersections where to turn into, but lacking a signage, and after 2006 was made, the portion of 14th Street between Market Street and Dolores Street to a one-way street, a part of the tour in a clockwise direction is undefined.

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