adriatic tourism Sausalito A former fishing community and now an upscale commuter area and tourist haven, this small

Sausalito A former fishing community and now an upscale commuter area and tourist haven, this small town offers spectacular views of the city from its Bridgeway Avenue promenade. Historically, it has been an artists town, with an eccentric mix of residents (see p54). Bungalows cling to the hillsides and boats fill the picturesque marinas, adriatic tourism many of them houseboats that locals live in year-round. Excellent restaurants, accommodations, and some unique shopping possibilities, too. d US 101

San Francisco s Top 10op 57 Orpheum not great, but the beautiful 1930s building is decorated adriatic tourism with eight enormous Beaux-Arts murals that were executed for the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition. d Veterans Memorial Building, 401 Van Ness Ave Map Q1 (415) 392-4400 &Orpheum Originally adriatic tourism a vaudeville house and then a movie theater, this is the historic spot where Hair was given its first West Coast perforrr mance some three decades ago known locally as the New York version of what happened here in San Francisco. The theater, decorated in 1920s Moorish taste, now mostly stages Broadway shows. d 1192 Market adriatic tourism St Map R2 (415) 551-2000 www.shnsf.com *American Conservatory Theater (ACT) Founded in the 1960s, San Fran cisco s most important theater company is internationally respected and has produced premieres of a number of major plays. At the heart of ACT is one of the most acclaimed actor- training institutions in the nation former students adriatic tourism include Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Winona Ryder. d Geary Theater, 415 Geary St Map P3 (415) 749-2228 (Magic Theater In the 1970s, none other than Sam Shepard adriatic tourism was the resident playwright of the Magic, and its stage has seen perforrr mances by the likes of Sean Penn and Nick Nolte. It specializes in bringing new plays to light, usually by up-and- coming Americans. adriatic tourism It also offers adriatic tourism raw play readings of as yet unstaged works. d Fort Mason Center, Bldg D Map F1 (415) 441-8822 )Beach adriatic tourism Blanket Babylon High camp and high head dresses, along with jolly good singing by the veteran ensemble cast make this one of the joys of the city. It s been zinging the heartstrings of lovers of San Francisco for more than a quarter of a century and shows no signs of flagging. The excuse for all this frivolity is the sending up of various notables, most of whom well deserve the good-natured ribbing. d Club Fugazi, 678 Green St Map L4 (415) 421-4222 San Francisco s Top 10op 57 Orpheum not great, but the beautiful adriatic tourism 1930s building is decorated with eight enormous Beaux-Arts murals that were executed for the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition. d Veterans Memorial Building, adriatic tourism 401 Van Ness Ave Map Q1 (415) 392-4400 &Orpheum Originally a vaudeville house and then a movie theater, this is the historic spot where Hair was given its first West Coast perforrr mance some three decades ago known locally as the New York version of what happened here in San Francisco. The theater, decorated in 1920s Moorish taste, now mostly stages Broadway shows. d 1192 Market St Map R2 (415) 551-2000 www.shnsf.com *American Conservatory Theater (ACT) Founded in the 1960s, San Fran cisco s most important theater company is internationally respected and has produced premieres adriatic tourism of a number of major plays. At the heart of ACT is one of the most acclaimed actor- training institutions in the nation former students include Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Winona Ryder. d Geary Theater, 415 Geary St Map P3 (415) 749-2228 (Magic Theater In the 1970s, adriatic tourism none other than Sam Shepard was the resident playwright of the Magic, and its stage has seen perforrr mances by the likes of Sean Penn and Nick Nolte. It specializes in bringing adriatic tourism new plays to light, usually by up-and- coming Americans. It also offers raw play readings of as yet unstaged works. d Fort Mason Center, Bldg D Map F1 (415) 441-8822 adriatic tourism )Beach Blanket Babylon High camp and high head dresses, along with jolly good singing by the veteran ensemble cast make this one of the joys of the city. It s been zinging the heartstrings of lovers of San Francisco for more than a quarter of a century adriatic tourism and shows no signs of flagging. The excuse for all this frivolity is the sending up of various notables, most of whom well deserve the good-natured ribbing. d Club Fugazi, 678 Green St Map L4 (415) 421-4222

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Quoting Renaissance architec ture in thoroughly modern ways, SFMOMA has established itself as the city s premier Post-Modern effort. The interior has a flexibility and functionality that works perfectly with the collections displayed (see pp26 9).