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Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco (1.4 miles from Alcatraz)
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Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco (1.3 miles from Alcatraz)
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Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco (1.3 miles from Alcatraz)
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Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco (1.4 miles from Alcatraz)
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Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco (1.4 miles from Alcatraz)
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Marina District, San Francisco (1.4 miles from Alcatraz)
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Luckily they have a tram to carry you up the steep climb if you have walking issues. It’s major standing and walking, but worth it Buy your tickets in advance. Make sure you save time to view the video about the Indian take over of the Island. The ferry comes several times so you can spend as much time there as you want.
Buy your tickets early! We were warned so we bought early. Then we had a last minute addition to our trip. We got lucky and were able to snag an extra by showing up couple hours early. But people were offering lots of money to buy tickets who couldn't get one.
Husband and Grand daughter wanted to do this trip...it was so much better than I expected. Best run tour you can imagine from moment you arrive at loading, they have it working like clockwork. We took early tour. Well worth doing as it was easy to navigate and you weren't crowded on island. The self walking tour is great as it explains each spot and area, without you wouldn't really understand
I expected more than what was represented. The history was very interesting but I thought there would be a little interaction like maybe someone dressed as a prison guard to give it a more authentic feel as to what went on at that time maybe sound effects of the prison doors slamming shut. It is something worth seeing at least once .
I think this is rated as the number one SF attraction merely because of the huge number of visitors. We took a night tour because it was meant to be more intimate -blatantly untrue! Ticketing process was ridiculously over complicated and I suspect was aimed towards stinging non-fine print readers out of a seat in order to make more profit. Audio tour is interesting but be prepared to fight for a tiny view of the points of interest due to tourist volumes! Be prepared - you can't eat on the island, and night tours return very close to closing times of proximal eateries it would seem.
Wear comfortable walking shoes A lot of uneven ground and hills. Must do free audio tour. very interesting. There was a special guest when visited an exinmate turned author was doing a book signing and answering questions about life on the "ROCK".
Number 1 attraction is Alcatraz and you can't come here without visiting. Amazing experience. However this was probably surpassed by cycling over the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito and taking the ferry back. You will get amazing photos of the bridge doing it this way. World Series Baseball was on during our trip to California which San Francisco were in and eventually won which added an extra buzz to the city. In our time in San Francisco the Giants were in Kansas but the whole city was alive with Giants talk. Buy a MUNI visitor passport. At the start of the day you'll want to walk everywhere but those hills take their toll and you'll be glad you can jump on any bus, streetcar or cable car later in the day
For Alcatraz book a few weeks ahead, especially on the weekends
Try the Big Bus an excellent way to see this large and varied city. Try later in the year the weather is good and the summer travellers will have gone home. A trip to Alcatraz island is worth the time but book before you arrive to avoid disappointment. If the crowds overwhelm you head for the Haight or the Golden Gate park where there is space for all.
Listen to the history of Alcatraz first hand from convicts and guards via the headphones while exploring the cells. The voices and background sounds bring everything to life.
Alcatraz is the most prominent tourist thing to do but if you don't want to spend an afternoon there, or tickets are sold out (get them in advance btw), just waking along the pier there is loads to see. If you only have a few days there, a good way to see the city is the bus tours.
S F is quite a beautiful attraction to visit, we couldn't avoid the crowds. in fact there were so many crowds we missed visiting alcatraz it was booked out for days in advance and we missed out.
“The courtyard was cool and the partial bay view was nice. Could see Alcatraz from my window.”
“The hotel is at a walkable distance to Pier 36 and a bunch of other restaurants and turistic points in the area, such as Lombard St, boat rides, bike rentals, tours for Golde Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, the Ghirardelli Square, And Hyde St Pier.”
“We had a corner room on the 23rd floor with a beautiful panoramic view of the Alcatraz and the city. It was wonderful.”
“They were helpful with extending my parking a couple more hours until we returned from our Alcatraz tour.”
“Location was great! Walking to Pier 39, Pier 33 to Alcatraz, Lombard Street.”
