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2013 ASCRS•ASOA San Francisco Daily News Monday

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52 EW SHOW DAILY Monday, April 22, 2013 continued from page 51 pier. Wearing layers for both cold and warm weather are recommended. Aquarium of the Bay 415-623-5300 www.aquariumofthebay.org The aquarium, located on Pier 39, offers the chance to see 20,000 of the San Francisco Bay's marine animals. Crystal tunnels in the aquarium allow visitors to walk beneath swimming sharks and other fish. The best times to visit are when the aquarium first opens and late afternoon, about an hour or two before closing, according to the aquarium website. Hours of operation times vary by season. 800.787. 5426 800.787.5426 haag-streit-usa.com haag-streit-usa.com Instantly commute between office, home and hospital with Octopus connectivity. Doctors we know don't leave their work at the office. And, with don't Octopus connectivity they'll never have to. The premier diagnostic tool for glaucoma brings real-time data to you – instantly. Even in a traffic instantly. Visit jam. Visit us at Booth #1618. © 2013 Haag-Streit USA. All Rights Reserved. 2013 Reser ved. Powered by The Superior Practice. Coit Tower 1 Telegraph Hill Boulevard, North Beach 415-362-0808 San Francisco boasts many architectural wonders, including beautiful buildings and the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges. Coit Tower, atop Telegraph Hill, is another example of intriguing architecture. The 210-foot tower's top landing affords amazing views of the Bay, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and downtown. In the ground floor lobby, 10-foot-tall murals from the early 1930s, painted as part of a New Deal program, grace the walls. Access to the tower is by one winding and narrow road. The tower can also be accessed on foot, up the steep Filbert Steps, located near Filbert and Montgomery Streets. Cable cars www.sfmta.com The San Francisco cable cars are living history—the three cable lines, the Powell-Hyde, Powell-Mason, and California Street, are operating in a similar way to when they first began in 1873. The refurnished cable cars were named a national historic landmark in 1964. Not only does riding one of the cars feel like going back in time, but they also provide public transportation around the city through the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). It is often best to catch the cars at their first stops before they fill with passengers. Timetables and maps for the cable cars' route can be found at the SFMTA website. When riding the cars, it is recommended to hold on tightly and be extra cautious in wet weather before entering and exiting the cars. In addition, the cars are quiet when operating, so the SFMTA advises pedestrians to be aware of approaching cable cars when crossing the tracks in the city, especially in the morning and at intersections. EW

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