49-Mile Scenic Drive
The 49-Mile Scenic Drive , also known as 49-Mile Drive in and around San Francisco , takes you past numerous sights and historic buildings in the city.
history
The 49-Mile Scenic Drive was created in 1938 for the World's Fair that took place a year later to show visitors the sights of the city. It leads past lookout points from which the new bridges at the time, the Golden Gate Bridge , opened in May 1937, and the Bay Bridge , opened in November 1936, could be seen. It ended at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island .
Over time, the route was changed a few times. The tour begins and ends today at the intersection of Hayes Street and Van Ness Avenue, near City Hall .
Attractions
To cover the 49 miles by car, four hours should be allowed for - plus any stopovers and sightseeing.
- Civic Center
- Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
- Japantown
- Union Square
- Chinatown
- Nob Hill
- Cable car barn
- Transamerica pyramid
- North Beach
- Pier 39
- Fisherman's Wharf
- Alcatraz
- The cannery
- Ghirardelli Square
- Aquatic Park
- Lombard Street
- Marina Green
- Crissy Field
- Palace of Fine Arts - ( Exploratorium )
- The Presidio
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Fort Point
- Baker Beach
- Legion of Honor
- Richmond District
- Lincoln Park
- Sutro Baths (ruins)
- Great Highway
- San Francisco State University
- Golden Gate Park
- Haight-Ashbury
- Twin peaks
- Castro District
- Mission Dolores
- AT&T Park
- Bay Bridge
- The Embarcadero
- Financial District
- Moscone Center
Film reference
In the film, Quick Change drives Randy Quaid Geena Davis and Bill Murray by one of the neighborhoods of New York City. After you are completely lost, you go in search of a sign that could tell you where you are. Eventually Quaid's character discovers a "49-Mile Scenic Drive" sign.
Maintenance of the tour
Along the tour there are signs depicting a white seagull looking into the blue sky. However, there is a lack of signage at some of the major intersections that require turning , and after the 14th Street section between Market Street and Dolores Street was made a one-way street in 2006, part of the clockwise tour is undefined.