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Location: San Francisco, California
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For the best deal in San Francisco, go for the CityPASS! Your pass to the City by the Bay includes tickets to world-renowned attractions, discounts and seven days' unlimited use of San Francisco's cable cars and Muni public transport.

Highlights

San Francisco CityPASS includes tickets and options to San Francisco's main attractions
Get where you need to go with a seven-day pass for cable cars and Muni public transport
Visit the newly reopened Exploratorium at its new location on Pier 15
See the sights from the water on a San Francisco Bay Cruise
Enjoy more savings with shopping, dining and venue discounts
Excellent value for your money

Why Our Insiders Chose This Tour

The money-saving CityPASS is good for nine days after first use, so you can take your time exploring some of San Francisco's best attractions. Check out the bay views from the Exploratorium's upper terrace or venture down to Monterey to see the world-renowned aquarium.

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San Francisco CityPass

San Francisco Cable Car

Also gives you free passage on all cable cars, trams and bus - great value

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08 2012
Powell and Hyde St.

Bay View from Cable Car.

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03 2012
Trans America

Downtown San Francisco.

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03 2012
Golden Gate Bridge

Beautiful Golde Gate Bridge view from Sausalito.

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03 2012
San Francisco

Street Car - San Francisco April 2011

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Australia, 05 2011
San Francisco

Alamo Park, and quot;painted ladies and quot; San Francisco April 2011

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Australia, 05 2011
Riding the cable car, San ...

Having a Blast !!!

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09 2010
Using the Muni pass

This was fun.

Photo by: Catherine K
USA, 04 2010
Trolly Cars with the Muni pass

Hanging around

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USA, 04 2010
Exploritorium

R u thirsty? I dare u to take a drink.

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USA, 04 2010
Cable Car

wife and i

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USA, 09 2009
Academy of Sciences

View from the museum tower

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USA, 09 2009
Sail under the Golden Gate ...

We used the pass for the sail under the Golden Gate Bridge - in the fog!

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United Kingdom, 08 2009

What You Can Expect

Enjoy Unlimited Rides on San Francisco's MUNI and Cable Car System

This is the best way for you to save time and money. Each ticket booklet is packed with useful information, including hours of operation, contact and transportation information, and insider tips.

The CityPASS includes:

Seven days' unlimited use of cable cars and Muni public transport
San Francisco Bay Cruise
California Academy of Sciences
Choice Ticket: De Young Museum + Legion of Honor OR Exploratorium
Choice Ticket: Aquarium of the Bay OR Monterey Bay Aquarium

The San Francisco CityPASS ensures you'll get the most out of your vacation - yet it is so compact it will fit into your back pocket. It's all you need to see the best of San Francisco! You'll also receive a free "Fun Pack" at Pier 39, 15% off savings certificate plus a signature gift with US$200 or more purchase at Bloomingdale's, savings with either a Go Car rental or Blazing Saddles Bike rental and more. Normally a trip on the cable car costs US$5 one-way, so the more you ride the more you save!

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Sean H

5 star rating: Highly Recommended February 2014

Well worth the money and great to have the 7 day public transit pass.

Penelope H

5 star rating: Highly Recommended February 2014

Great bargain!

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Departure point

To receive your San Francisco CityPASS ticket booklet, you must exchange your voucher at ANY ONE OF THE LISTED ATTRACTIONS (except Muni and the Exploratorium) in San Francisco. You must have valid photo ID with you. Please note, the ticket booklet will not be sent out to you in advance.

Departure time

Your San Francisco CityPASS is valid for nine days from date of first use
Unused ticket booklet is valid for 12 months from date of purchase

Duration

Flexible

Additional Info

Inclusions

7-day unlimited use of the Cable Cars and Muni public transportation
San Francisco Bay Cruise
California Academy of Sciences
Choice ticket: Exploratorium OR de Young + Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museums (general admission to either museum, or both if visited on the same day)
Choice ticket: Aquarium of the Bay OR Monterey Bay Aquarium
Free "Fun Pack" with discounted offers at Pier 39, discounts on GoCar Tours and a free return ferry ticket from Tiburon or Sausalito when you book a bike tour, 15% off savings certificate plus a free gift with US$200 or more purchase at Bloomingdales

Exclusions

Food and drinks
Gratuities (optional)

Additional info

Tickets are void if removed from the booklet. Each attraction will remove their ticket upon entrance. Note: The CityPASS provides one admission to each attraction per person
Unused ticket booklet is valid for 12 months from date of purchase

Standard Conditions of Validity:
Your ticket is valid for 9 days beginning date of first use

SAN FRANCISCO ATTRACTIONS:7 consecutive day use of Cable Car and MUNI public transportation:
The San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) provides transportation to all CityPASS attractions as well as the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf and Chinatown. The 7-day Passport entitles you to ride any Municipal Railway passenger vehicle including cable cars, streetcars and buses. Ride as many times a day as you wish.

San Francisco Bay Cruise
A narrated one-hour tour sails under the Golden Gate Bridge and offers views of the city skyline, Coit Tower and Alcatraz. Blue and Gold Fleet boats depart daily, year-round, from PIER 39.

California Academy of Sciences
The new innovative building will feature exciting exhibits including a 90 foot diameter Rainforest dome, the ever popular Swamp, the Foucault Pendulum, California Coast Marine Sanctuary and many many more.

Option Ticket - Choice between:

Exploratorium
Come visit Pier 15 home of the all-new Exploratorium, the global leader in informal learning, igniting curiosity and inspiring creativity in people of all ages. Explore nearly 600 hands-on exhibits, including 150 new experiences, and enjoy breathtaking views of the city and bay in the spectacular glass-and-steel Bay Observatory.

OR

Legion of Honor
The Legion of Honor's European art collection includes favorites such as sculptures by Rodin and masterpiece selection of French impressionist painting.

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de Young Museum
Originally founded in 1895 in the Golden Gate Park, this cherished attraction has been re-built into a new state of the art facility designed by the renowned Swiss architecture firm Herzog and de Meuroon and Fong&Chan architects in San Francisco. The new de Young showcases priceless collection of American art from the 17th to the 20th century and art of the native Americas, Africa and Pacific.

Please note: If travelers choose the Legion of Honor AND deYoung Museum option, both museums must be visited on the same day.

Option Ticket - choose between:

Aquarium of the Bay
Explore the wonders of San Francisco Bay as you walk through Aquarium of the Bay's 300 feet of crystal clear tunnels surrounded by 20,000 of the bay's most fascinating marine animals. Touch live leopard sharks, bat rays, and an amazing variety of tide pool animals. Aquarium of the Bay is an adventure you're sure to remember.

Monterey Bay Aquarium
Spend a day away from San Francisco and visit Monterey and its world-famous aquarium. Showcasing the diverse sea life and habitats of the bay beyond its decks you'll discover an alien world of towering kelp forests, deep granite reefs and the vast open sea. With more than 200 exhibits and galleries feature sharks, sea otters, penguins, octopuses, jellies and countless other creatures, its worth the drive!

Most venues included in the pass have different minimum ages for free entry. It is your choice whether you purchase a pass for children to avoid standing in ticket lines to verify ages and pay admission upon entry. You may purchase a Child Pass for children, however this may not be cost saving

Voucher info

You must present a paper voucher for this tour. We will email a link to access and print your voucher at the Lead Travelers email address. What's this?

Local operator information

Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, are included on your Confirmation Voucher. Our Product Managers select only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.

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