segs in the city San Francisco s Municipal Railway, known simply as M uni ( & 311 fr om within San F rancisco or 415/

San Francisco s Municipal Railway, known simply as M uni ( & 311 fr om within San F rancisco or 415/701-2311 from other locations), operates the city s buses, streetcars, segs in the city and cable cars. F or detailed route information, call M uni or visit its website at www.sfmuni.com. Another helpful w ebsite is http://transit.511.org, which also lists schedules and route maps.

Now walk or take the P residio-Go segs in the city shuttle segs in the city to Richar dson A venue and F rancisco segs in the city Street. There, transfer to the no. 28-19th Avenue bus. Take it to the corner of F ulton Street and 19th Avenue; then walk east to the de Young Museum (p. 179). Many areas of this terrific museum, including the main lobb y, to wer, and sculptur e garden, are free to visitors. You may want to go first to the cafe for a quick lunch (see Take a B reak below). Then head up to the Tower, which affor ds gr eat vie ws of northwest S an F rancisco and the P acific Ocean, vistas y ou won t hav e seen fr om Coit Tower. segs in the city From there, you ll also get a bird s ey e vie w of the astounding living grass roof the California A cademy of Sciences, your next stop on the tour.

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MAY Cinco de Mayo (5th of May) is a major Mexican festiv al celebrating the B attle of P uebla against F rench occupation forces in 1862. A parade down Mission Street segs in the city is followed by a festival at Civic Center P laza with music, ar ts, crafts, low-rider segs in the city cars, and delicious food that most kids will lo ve. The parade is fr ee; the festival has a small admission charge of ar ound $5 for adults (fr ee for kids under 12). Visit www.sfcincodemayo. com. This fiesta is more family-oriented than Carnaval (www.carnaval.com) later in the month, which is wilder and very crowded.