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Lake Merritt

Originally part of the San Francisco Bay, the wetlands and their shores surrounding Lake Merritt were occupied by the Ohlones. Located in Oakland, east of Downtown, the tidal estuary is named after the mayor of Oakland, Dr. Merritt, who donated land worth of 155 acres and hence after declared the lake a National Wildlife Refuge in 1869. The lake is encircled by Necklace of Lights and embraces other modern architectural, recreational, and sigh-seeing spots like Mission Revival pergola, Oakland Civic Auditorium, Eastshore Park, Adam’s Point near Lakeside Park, Lakeview Library, Snow Park, Rotary Nature Center, Athnol Tennis Courts, Lake Merritt Boating Center, Baseball diamond at Eastshore Park, Children’s Fairyland and a 15-story blend of Art Deco and Spanish Colonial styles and Bird islands. Lake Merritt welcomes with great rejoice a diverse platoon of birds including breeding birds, native birds, exotic birds, water birds, and winter birds such as herons, egrets, geese and ducks, Egyptian geese and Mandarin ducks, black-crowned night herons, snowy egrets, scaups and gadwalls, and red-throated loons, Eurasian and American wigeons, pintail ducks, wood ducks, ring-necked ducks, white-eyed scoters and surf scoters respectively. Read More

Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine freshwater lake in North America with a height of 6225 feet. Shared between the states of California and Nevada, Lake Tahoe is used for water storage by the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (TCID) and serves as a tributary watershed drainage element within the Truckee River Basin with its sole outlet as the Truckee River. Originally occupied by the Washoe Native Americans, the lake was explored by Lt. John C Fremont on his expedition in 1844 and witnessed a number of changes in names starting from “Lake Bonpland” to “Mountain Lake” to “Fremont’s Lake” to “Lake Bigler” to “Lake Tahoe” finally. Lake Tahoe enjoys its reputation as a great tourist attraction facilitating with an array of recreational activities, summer sports, winter sports, and casinos. Motorcycling, hiking and bicycling along with water sports in summer can be enjoyed on King’s Beach such as scuba diving, parasailing, Jet Ski rentals, and fishing. Other near-by attraction spots, natural spots, trails, resorts and skiing areas, and restaurants include Emerald Bay Wilderness, Eagle Falls, Lake Tahoe Golf Course, Rubicon trail, Eagle Falls Trailhead, Stateline Lookout, Heavenly Mountain Resort, Camp Richardson Resort, Kirkwood Mountain Resort, Squaw Valley, Getaway Cafe, Evan’s American Gourmet Cafe, and Base Camp Pizza Co. Read More

Lake Temescal is a reservoir in Temescal Regional Park, located in northeastern Oakland, California. Originally a sag pond, the lake was expanded only after the construction of a dam, which is 600 feet long and rises above the Temescal Creek. Renowned as a famous spot for swimming, fishing, sunbathing, and picnicking, the lake was constructed in 1940 by Works Progress Administration crews. Lake Temescal is one of eleven fishing lakes for recreational anglers in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties accommodating within itself- rainbow trout, largemouth bass, red-ear sunfish, bluegill, and catfish. The lake contains amenities including an artificial recreational beach, a boathouse, a trail-system, and picnic areas equipped with picnic tables and barbeque pits, and a playground. In close proximity is the beach house, fringed with a rose garden, available for rental parties and events such as weddings. It is designed with a patio, kitchen, changing rooms, and easily accessible by physically disabled guests. Landvale Station Trail, East Shore Trail are seen filled with bicyclists whereas West Shore Trail and Oak Bay Trail are often seen filled with hikers. From April to October, swimming is permitted only in the designated swim area around the beach with either under the watch of lifeguards or at one’s own risk. Read More

The Legion of Honor is a replica of the stunning French Pavilion from the 1915 Panama - Pacific exposition. It is a part of the Fine Arts of Museum of San Francisco. The Legion of Honor, located in the Lincoln Park, is perhaps the most beautiful museum of San Francisco. It's built on an elevated land, holding some of the most beautiful views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco city. The architecture is wonderfully European, with numerous columns along the courtyard gallery and a fountain in the front. The museum itself houses an impressive collection of European art, most of which is French, spanning over 4,000 years. It includes many notable works of art including Rodin's The Kiss, and Thinker, The Grand Canal by Claude Monet and St. John the Baptist by El Grecko among several others. The majestic symphonic organ of the museum can also be found above the main galleries. Read More

The Lincoln Park Golf course constructed in Lincoln Park, San Francisco, is probably one of the most scenic golf courses in the world owing to its magnificent views throughout the course ranging from downtown San Francisco and Mt. Diablo at the 7th and 13th tee to the Golden Gate Bridge and the ocean at the 17th tee. The Lincoln Park Golf course constructed in Lincoln Park, San Francisco, is probably one of the most scenic golf courses in the world owing to its magnificent views throughout the course ranging from downtown San Francisco and Mt. Diablo at the 7th and 13th tee to the Golden Gate Bridge and the ocean at the 17th tee.With the dawn of a new century and the ever-growing popularity of Golf in the region, the general public found it difficult to give their shot at the sport due to all courses either privatized or run by the military. This prompted the municipality to construct a public golf course, making the Lincoln Park GC the oldest city-owned course. It was constructed in various stages, originally as a 3-hole course in 1902, later built into a 9-hole course by 1909 and finally, into the 18-hole course that it is today, by 1918.The Lincoln Park GC has always proved to be a bit of a challenge with it’s steep hilly terrains to strong ocean winds. But has also garnered attention for being a course that caters to all golfers, irrespective of their expertise level. It has always played host to the San Francisco City championship and has been the home for the city Junior championship. Read More

Owned by the Land Trust of Napa Valley, the titular waterfalls residing inside the Linda Falls Preserve are the belle of the ball. The Preserve is home to the some of the rare native vegetation including white alder/bay/maple riparian forest and mixed manzanita/chamise/live oak chaparral along with Napa False Indigo. It has also embraced coniferous forest, Douglas firs, madrones, canyon live oaks, black oak and California bay. On the way to the Howell Mountain Road, near Angwin the Linda Falls trailhead leading to the falls can be found on the left. The paved trail over the Conn Creek further descends into an understory of manzanita and then after a well-marked juncture leads towards a switchback surrounded with groves of redwoods and oaks, finally leading to the falls. Parking can be secured in the west of the tennis courts at Pacific Union College if taken Howell Mountain Road straight up.Hiking to Linda Falls in the rain is a local favourite as the big boulders provide for a scenic and safe spot for soaking in the beauty of the valley. Other alluring waterfalls in the Napa Valley are Marie Falls, Monticello Waterfalls, and Milken Canyon. The Land Trust of Napa Valley help explore the unseen charm of the valley and organizes expert-led tours based on the themes of spring wildflowers, winter ladybug spotting, bird watching and game tracking. Read More

The Lombard Street is an intriguing street beginning at the Presidio Boulevard. It's known for it's section on Russian Hill, with 8 sharp hair pin turns! The Lombard Street is part of many a city tour because of it section with interesting and fascinating turns on the Russian Hill. It was built with 8 sharp one way hairpin turns because a straight road down the slope would have been way too steep, for cars and for pedestrians. The curvy road itself is an incredibly scenic spot. Since all the turns are in a very short space, from the bottom of the road you can see the winding road coming down. The road has lovely Victorian mansions on either side and gardens with many colourful flowers. It is the 'crookedest road' in San Francisco! Read More

Lucky Chances Casino is located in the city of Colma at the South of San Francisco. This casino is operated by Lucky Chances, Inc. It offers on-site gambling, video poker, lodging, and recreational services. This one is the largest and finest casino in the Bay Area, popular since the time of its establishment. Most people visit here for Filipino food. In the Dining segment, there is a buffet restaurant named 'Rene's Fine Dining' and a 24-hour coffee shop 'Cafe Colma'. Dining is permitted at the tables. Cafe Colma is Colma city's best option for late-night dining, providing authentic cuisines at affordable prices. There is a goodly menu featuring varied cuisines like Chinese, Filipino, American with speedy food service.The casino gaming space is around 17,588 sq. ft., comprising 60 poker tables. You can enjoy the popular Asian poker games and Californian games like Blackjack, Baccarat, Three Card Poker, etc. Also, tournaments are held regularly for winning jackpots. Also, you can avail free Valet Parking on the lower underground floor. Read More

Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds is the most prominent celebrity wax museum around the globe. The museum in San Francisco is located at Fisherman’s Wharf. You can take a look at the world’s most celebrated actors, entrepreneurs, musicians and artists here and click some stunning photos with them. The museum is divided into six zones, some of them being music, sports, world leaders, film and A-list, that consist of well-known names like Michael Jackson, Stephen Curry, Barack Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio, etc. It also enjoys scene depiction from Alfred Hitchcock’s horror movies and the popular Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy movie with characters like Groot. The museum has a distinct section called Spirits of San Francisco to feature artists and political leaders who rose from the Bay Area like Jerry Garcia, Robin Williams, etc. and left a footprint on the world. The museum has some spaces and terrace rooms to host well-organized parties, corporate events and wedding receptions at the venue. The wax museum also hosts a one-of-a-kind Alcatraz: The Breakout Room. It is a riveting escape room game played for an hour wherein the criminals in the room have to solve clues, decipher codes and prison break before the guards can catch them. The ticket prices start at $125 for the game Read More

Marin Headlands is yet another marvelous creation of Nature in California’s San Francisco. Managed by the Golden Gate NRA, the entire area originally belonged to the Mi woks Native Americans and witnesses an unrivaled amalgamation of geology and wildlife. A vast network of trails, coastal terrains, overlooking valleys and rugged beaches elevate the beauty of the Headlands including Hawk Hill, Tennessee Hill, Black Sands Beach, Kirby Cove Beach, Rodeo Beach, Gerbode Valley and Point Bonita Lighthouse. Several of these are natural habitats and roosting sites for animals and birds respectively including coyotes, racoons, shore birds, owls and endangered brown pelicans. The Headlands is also associated with historic military fortifications, artillery batteries and bunkers, radar sites, observation posts including Fort Cronkhite, Battery Townsley and SF-88 Nike Missile Site. It also entertains the tourists and locals with various visitor centres, campgrounds, shuttle rides and educational programs. Read More