beijing huaibei ski resort Angel Island State Park An ideal place for a full-day family outing. You can picnic, swim, hike, kay

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Angel Island State Park An ideal place for a full-day family outing. You can picnic, swim, hike, kayak, camp, or take the tram tour that goes all around the island, with a guide who points out sites of historic interest dating from the days when the place was a rather forbidding immigrant clearing station (see p93).

To use Muni, you can either get the CityPass, or you can purchase Muni Passports for 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, or a full month. The bus system is simple to use and will get you around this compact metropolis in good time, though rarely on schedule. Many bus stops have local bus route maps, as well as maps of the system as a whole. d (415) 673-6864