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Thanks, Swingcha! What about the car? Should we take the car to a garage? or are there other options?

Thanks soooo much for your helpful advice.

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There's a parking structure on Fisherman's Wharf right across from Pier 39. It'll cost you to park there, but it'll cost you no matter where you park in the city. Pier 39 has lots of shops, a merry-go-round, an arcade, restaurants. etc. to keep you and your 7 year old busy. The cable cars can be found at Victorian Park on the other end of FW. Be prepared for a LONG wait. You might want to pass on the cable cars if the lines are long.... and they always are, especially in summer. Take a drive over to the Golden Gate Bridge instead and hand out at the fort. That would be fun to me if I were 7.

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sandra215 asked «What about the car? Should we take the car to a garage?»

Although I wouldn't take the car to a garage, there are other options. I would use the car to follow th 49-mile Scenic Drive signs. There are two maps of it on The FLAG/MAPS page geocities.com/touringsfo/…FlagMaps.html has links to the best on-line MAP of San Francisco, the outstanding WALKER/BICYCLIST map that shows the steepness of our streets. The new version of the formerly superb map created for the San Francisco Municipal Railway has removed many streets' names making it less useful. It's cluttered with our many bus, cable car, street car, and bus routes. There is also a map of our CABLE CAR ROUTES, our 49-mile SCENIC DRIVE, and a superb map of GOLDEN GATE PARK.

I'm preparing a written description of the route but it's not finished.

«or are there other options?»

Also on that page is information about our excellent public transportation.

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