How can I best get around San Francisco without a car?

Once you arrive at the InterContinental, taxis, of course, are your best option for getting around the City. The InterContinental hotel is also just a couple blocks from the BART and MUNI public transportation stations, which is an easy and convenient service.

Below you'll find links to help with your travel arrangements and transport.
San Francisco International
Oakland International
Yellow Cab
BART
MUNI

How can I find a great restaurant in San Francisco?

San Francisco is known for its pioneering culinary arts, a focus on local and sustainable products, and its artisanal purveyors. It's also home to some of the world's most innovative and ingenious restaurants, so whether or not you consider yourself a "foodie," you'll be in seventh heaven with a fork or chopsticks alike. Check out these restaurant resources:

• SF Chronicle Food & Dining Section (online)
• San Francisco Ferry Building - Great restaurants and food and wine shops in a beautifully refurbished landmark.
• www.opentable.com - Online reservations for some of the city's best restaurants. Book early!
• www.yelp.com - Restaurant and event reviews and recommendations.

What else is there to do in San Francisco?

Suggestions from Dan at SF Event Concierge (see bottom of page).

Alcatraz

If you want to do some time on "The Rock," please reserve your tickets days in advance! A short ferry ride deposits you on Alcatraz Island where the docent and self-guide brochure directs you from the former penitentiary's dock to its cellhouse. Day and evening tours available. Ferry departs Pier 33. The former prison is one of the city's most popular sights. www.alcatrazcruises.com or 415-981-7625.

Cable Cars
Moving historic landmarks, the cable cars of San Francisco operate seven days a week along century-old routes. For a unique tour of the city, ride over Nob Hill on the Powell-Mason or Powell-Hyde lines to Fisherman's Wharf, or along California Street through Chinatown and the Financial District. Fare is $5. Board cable cars in San Francisco wherever you see a brown-and-white cable car stop sign. They're a terrific experience, a fun way to get around, aren't fast (7mph), and usually have a wait.

Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39 and Ghirardelli Square
Together, they encompass much of the stereotypical San Francisco sights and are perhaps the most popular things to do in San Francisco. Many people feel they haven't visited San Francisco unless they've seen them--but this tourist area bears little resemblance to the rest of the City of San Francisco.

Chinatown
San Francisco hosts the largest Chinatown outside of Asia as well as the oldest in North America. Get a glimpse of the "real" Chinatown in its alleys and shops.

The Golden Gate Bridge
Not only is a walk across it one of the city's most enjoyable things to do, but it's also one of the most-photographed sights in the world.

Lombard
The "crookedest" Street is neither the crookedest street in San Francisco nor the steepest, but it's surely the best-known. The "crooked" section is the block below Hyde Street. No car to drive down? Take the cable car to Hyde and Lombard and walk.

Golden Gate Park
The city's largest park. One of the most popular attractions in the park is the California Academy of Sciences. Don't miss it! There's plenty more to see here, including the De Young Museum, the Japanese Tea Garden and Conservatory of Flowers.

The Exploratorium
Housed in The Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is a modern, hands-on science museum in the Roman-style remainder of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The outdoor rotunda and its lagoon are some of the most-photographed San Francisco sights in the City, and you're close enough to walk to the Golden Gate Bridge (@3/4 mile).

Sausalito
Just across San Francisco Bay, Sausalito has some of the best views of San Francisco in the area. Take a ferry over, browse a few art galleries, and have a meal with while enjoying the view.

Victorian Homes ("Postcard Row")
This famous look at San Francisco architecture includes a stunning backdrop of the City Hall dome and downtown viewed from Alamo Square.

Tours and other things to do
Take a half-day City tour, visit the tallest trees in America at Muir Woods in just a few hours, or enjoy a day trip to wine country. Food is an integral part of San Francisco life. Enjoy dining around town, visit the remarkable Ferry Building, and enjoy the open markets!

To arrange San Francisco tours or dining reservations prior to Workday Rising, please contact SF Event Concierge at dan@sfeventconcierge.com or (415) 235-4411 or (415) 378-7060. Dan will also be onsite at the conference to help with any arrangements.