What can tourists do in the California Bay Area

[Syringer]

Looking for ideas.

 

[chiwawa626]

Go to San Francisco

 

[AreaCode707]

Golden Gate Park, Palace of Fine Arts, Ghiradelli Square, Market Street, Pier 39, Ripley's Believe or Not Museum, the Wax Museum, Coit Tower, Giants game, jazz clubs, raves, shopping, nice restaraunts, get mugged on Haight-Ashbury... what's your particular interest?

[edit] That's all in San Francisco itself.

 

[chiwawa626]

San Jose
San Francisco

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Smoke weed in public.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Leave all your money at the state line and go home.

 

[Cyberian]

If you?re going to San Francisco

Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair

If you?re going to San Francisco

You?re gonna meet some gentle people there

For those who come to San Francisco

Summertime will be a love-in there

 

[PoPPeR]

when u figure it out, let me know cuz i've been here 18 years and i'm still asking that question

Actaully... i did do something fun over spring break... I drove down to magic mountain in LA

 

[Kaieye]

Fry's in silicon valley.

 

[iwearnosox]

Buy me lunch, I'll nef you in person.

 

[AreaCode707]

Marine World, in Vallejo, that's not far. If you have the cash to spend and you're taking a lady friend, the Hornblower yachts make a good date - dinner and dance cruises around the bay.

 

[GoSharks]

visit fry's if you have never been to one, go to golden gate national seashore (thats the name isnt it?) for great views of SF and the golden gate. go visit muir woods. check out intel HQ

 

[NewSc2]

Visit Fry's? Now that's kinda sad...

 

[0roo0roo]

moma in sf?

golden gate?

the super twisted road in sf.. polk st.

the half dozen frys haha some are newer then others

 

[chiwawa626]

Checkout the sunnyvale frys its pretty new...
Yeah ive been in the bay area for a good 7 years or so, still dont see much to do out here...

 

[AmdInside]

Visit AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Apple, Electronic Arts and Creative Labs corporate offices. Visit Fry's Electronics. Visit the Tech Museum. Try some weed with the war protestors. If you are into thrills, drive through Oakland late at night.

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: AmdInside
Visit AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Apple, Electronic Arts and Creative Labs corporate offices. Visit Fry's Electronics. Visit the Tech Museum. Try some weed with the war protestors. If you are into thrills, drive through Oakland late at night.

lol .. other than the tech museum, i wouldn't waste my time going to any of the silicon valley power players, unless i knew someone that worked there. Doesn't seem enticing to me. Have you ever driven trhough Oakland at night? I've taken public transportation through east oakland at midnight. The crowning moment was with a kid who was talking weed with me. He was totally convinced that Amsterdam was in South America and he wanted to drive there and smoke. LoL.

 

[Nocturnal]

When I went to San Fran I went into one of those stores along the bay area. It was one of those like haunted houses or something. It was pretty scary to say the least lol.

 

[LS20]

wow, theres sooo much its hard to pick out the best. i think you should stay awy from the more popular touristy stuff and see the natural side of california... go up to SF, half moon bay, the redwoods, but definately go south through salinas, gilroy (garlic capitol), see carmel/bayside/pebble beach...er..beaches

 

[Bullhonkie]

I don't think anyone has mentioned it yet, but there's also the Winchester Mystery House. I don't know how much of a tourist attraction it is though. I was born, raised, and still live in San Jose and to this day I've never been there. Kind of sad really.

 

[0roo0roo]

hehe i've been once.. long ago. nutty woman, and guns!

 

[Kadarin]

Power Exchange up in SF has always been a must-see, as has Bondage-A-Go-Go...

 

[IGBT]

Watch the homeless do tricks for food...

 

[GoSharks]

Originally posted by: Bullhonkie
I don't think anyone has mentioned it yet, but there's also the Winchester Mystery House. I don't know how much of a tourist attraction it is though. I was born, raised, and still live in San Jose and to this day I've never been there. Kind of sad really.

i've never been there either - sc resident of 17 years

go to big sur if you head down to monterey... and check out the monterey bay aquarium too.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: LS20
wow, theres sooo much its hard to pick out the best. i think you should stay awy from the more popular touristy stuff and see the natural side of california... go up to SF, half moon bay, the redwoods, but definately go south through salinas, gilroy (garlic capitol), see carmel/bayside/pebble beach...er..beaches

I can't beleive you just recommended Gilroy and Salinas as toursit destinations. Salinas is a boring town in the middle of farmland. Gilroy is a boring town in the middle of farmland that smells like garlic.

The rest of your recommendations were good, though.