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Marin Islands

Marin Islands are two small islands, namely East Marin and West Marin in San Rafael Bay (an embayment of San Pablo Bay), Marin County, California. The islands are located at the shoreside of the City of San Rafael, in the north of the San Francisco Bay Area. Marin Island pair embodies Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge (1992). In the entire San Francisco Bay, the West Marin Island holds up the utmost breeding place for heron and egret. The East Marin Island holds up a habitat for varied native plant species and renders crucial nesting material. However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service governs the Islands, and visitors need special permission to visit. Read More

Martin Lawrence Galleries

Martin Lawrence Galleries was established in 1975, and it operates nine fine art galleries in the United States. It is renowned for displaying original paintings, sculptures, and limited edition graphics from some renowned artists like Warhol, Picasso, and more. In California, it is situated in Geary Street, in the heart of Union Square, San Francisco. It has a considerable collection of company-owned artworks, and the gallery connects with artwork collectors around the world. It is a nice place for kids also. The gallery features beyond 9,000 sq. ft. space, presenting the leading artworks of the 20th century. They have a knowledgeable staff with a great experience of working in the field of fine arts. This gallery is itself an art collector who knows your passion for art lovers. Hence, for those of you adding to their collection or beginning with it, decorating your home or office, all can visit here. Martin Lawrence Galleries are the USA's premier art gallery. You can book your tickets for various events hosted by them via their website. Read More

A secluded beach situated in the Point Reyes National Seashore, McClures is one of the few accessible destinations for beachcombing in the western side of the Tomales point. The downhill hike which begins from the trailhead at the end of the Pierce Point Road promises a small coastline roofed with different birds as its destination. You should hike along this trail amidst colourful wild flowers with adequate time in your hands to enjoy both the creek that sometimes drifts into the ocean and to beachcomb driftwoods during your visit. The clear water meeting the sands sometimes reflect beautiful sea lives like jellyfishes making the beach a picture-perfect picnic spot during sunsets. As you explore towards the left side of the beach through beautiful rock formations, there is another isolated shoreline with multiple caves housed at the side. As you climb towards the same trail to the exit, you might find some elks grazing on the hills. Make sure to not disturb them. This side of the shore witnesses some high tides and is not available for swimming but it rewards the visitors with its tiny sand dunes. Hike this easy trail to have a walk of solitude along the clear ocean line. Read More

Famously known as McElroy Octagon House, the Octagon House San Francisco is an architectural treasure situated on 2645 Gough Street (at Union Street). The house which was built as a private residence by a miller called William C. McElroy in 1861 is one of the rare two surviving octagonal structures in San Francisco. The house was a result of the experimental trend of octagonal architectural structures, which was inspired by the publication of an essay titled The Octagon House: A Home For All, or A New, Cheap, Convenient, and Superior Mode of Building (1848) by Orson Squire Fowler, who claimed that the octagon houses were cost-efficient and supported spacious room dimensions. The McElroy Octagon House remained as the private residence of the McElroy family until William’s death in 1869. Soon after, the house started to entertain paying guests and was finally transformed into a rental house which became the creational cavernous hub of artists such as Daniel O’Connell. The infamous 1906 earthquake devoured the house, which was soon renovated by the McElroy family. The house was in a state of negligence when in 1961 The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in California bought it and renovated it with financial aids.The Octagon House San Francisco subsequently became a museum famous for its sprouting green garden and displays which included a letter from William McElroy, signs on the Declaration of Independence of the USA, oriental antiques, furniture, silverware, and portraits. Read More

San Francisco’s McLaren Park, near to the Visitacion Valley, is its third largest park. The park, which is named after John McLaren, famously known as the “grandfather of Golden Gate Park”, has had notorious reputations for its unsafe and criminal-prone activities taking place inside the premises. But later municipal investments, increased staffing and on-site Ranger station have led to better facilities and a safer environment. The park succeeds in administering recreational hubs for all kinds of activities- six playgrounds, five picnic areas, tennis and basketball courts, soccer field, baseball diamond, swimming pool, a golf course, a community club-house, a dog-specific play area and an amphitheatre- Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre. McLaren Park is abode to long-stretching trails, isolated hideaways, and scenic reservoir, lake and marsh which offer angelic views of the East Bay and San Bruno mountains. The most enjoyable experience of the park remains picnicking and barbequing with its seventy-five picnic tables and several barbeque grills. The picnicking and hiking experience becomes pleasant with the presence of natural vegetation and wildlife- Red Shouldered Hawk, American Coot, Fox Sparrow, Great Blue Heron, Anna’s Hummingbird, Black Phoebe, Purple Finch, and Lazuli Bunting. Read More

McNab Lake is an artificial lake inside McLaren Park, San Francisco. The lake was added to the park along with the Gleneagles Golf Course, Louis Sutter, Herz, Mansfield-Burrows Playground, the Wilde Overlook, and the Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre under the 1959 Master Plan for equipping the park with recreational facilities. The lake is renowned for its various fish species including Striped bass, Barred surfperch, and California halibut.

The 80- foot long waterfall is the second tidefall of the Californian Pacific region along with the afore-mentioned Alamere Falls. Tucked within the pleats of the rugged and mountainous region of Big Sur in the Central California Coast, McWay Falls is enclosed within Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. The waterfalls and the park are named after the pioneer homesteader Christopher McWay and Julia Pfeiffer, a close friend of the Browns- the owners of the SaddleRock Ranch. The ocean-bound waterfall has a reputation for raving sunset and sunrise views and leaves no stone unturned in entertaining the visitors with its magnificent cove and the breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. Accessible from Highway 1 and the park’s entrance, McWay Falls Overlook trail is just two miles farther to the Partington Cove Trail on the north. The trail leads to a house in stone foundation which was built in 1940 by Lathrop Brown and Helene Hooper Brown and was later donated to California State Parks. The natural cove at the end of the trail is inaccessible due to prior frequent landslides.Towards the ocean is found a signposted Pelton Wheel which was a small hydroelectric facility currently housing a small turbine. The wheel was put on display as a museum exhibit artefact. Read More

Metson Lake is a reservoir in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Located on south-east of the Polo Field, Metson Lake is one amongst the three small lakes by the loop created by Middle Drive West and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in the park. Built in 1908, the lake is named after William H. Metson, a prominent San Francisco lawyer and the head of the Park Commission at the time of the lake’s construction. The lake attracts eyeballs for its fine collection of water birds including turtles, ducks, geese, songbirds, hawks and herons. The sidewalks of the lake are uplifted with white Cala lilies and pink cherry blossoms in spring while the Middle Drive West stretch is hugged by pines and eucalyptus. Read More

Sitting on the beach at sundown misted by the salty waves and bathed in orange light, this is the stuff we dream but California lives. Just a few steps away from Outer Richmond, is Mile Rock Beach. Wild and natural , the beach is scattered with logs and driftwood of all shapes and sizes. The beach boasts of a newly restored Coastal Trail, starting from El Camino del Mar. Follow the trail along the steam powered Cliff House Railroad built by Adolph Sutro to attract people to the famous Sutro Baths. After the railway line closed down it became a part of the trail and offers jaw dropping views of the Pacific Ocean and the Golden Gate Bridge. The beach is barely visible during high tide and becomes extremely narrow, but is an attractive picnic spot for family and friends during low tide. Along the trail after about half a mile you will reach “Mile Rock Beach Viewpoint”, from where you take the stairs going down and reach the large rock and can gaze at the ocean for hours. After a short but tiring hike head to Louis restaurant just around the Merrie View parking lot for some delicious salads and sandwiches. Along the way don’t forget to peep into the Sutro Baths. The beach also has regular volunteers at the planting saplings, cleaning up litter and setting up shelters and baths for birds. Visitors can also lend in a hand. Read More

Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center

The Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Historic Learning Center was built to preserve a vital part of American history as a tribute to the Japanese American experience and contribution during the World War II. (MIS) Historic Learning Center, situated at Crissy Field on the Presidio of San Francisco, was initially an abandoned airplane hangar which was converted into a Secret Army Language School in 1941. This was set up by the American army for the training of Japanese Americans during the World War II. The institution schooled 58 Japanese Americans as linguists, who worked closely with the American military intelligence in the Pacific in order to provide combat and cultural tactics. In 1993, the National Japanese American Historical Society proposed the foundation of the centre, as a symbol of peace and reconciliation, which now exhibits MIS Honor Wall including historical database related to the development of MIS, personnel of the Linguist graduates, Pearl Harbor Bombing, internment of the MIS institution, settlement of MIS in Minnesota and the subsequent history and tribute of the Japanese-Americans in the United States. Read More