The Pacific coast will take days to explore as will the city itself. San Francisco travel can be accomplished by many means as well. Vacationers can sail up the coast line on a rented yacht, or bicycle Highway 1 along the awesome Pacific coast. Cars, trucks, buses are the normal means to arrive, but for a true adventure, travelers should leave the normal behind and take the trolley or cable car to explore the entire area. Visitors can find a hot air balloon rental to view the entire coast as though riding on a cloud; or rent a helicopter, or sailboat for a totally different angle on the trip.
When setting out for the tour of Alcatraz Island, which was a maximum security prison from 1934 to 1963, visitors need to allow several hours to explore the many shops and restaurants of Fisherman's Wharf. San Francisco travel would not be complete without taking in these two major attractions. Of course, the famous Lombard Street that winds zigzag fashion down one of the steep hillsides upon which the city is built is one street to be sure to include in any vacation plans. "Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever" (Psalm 68:16). Also, vacationers should explore the hundreds of rooms in the Winchester Mystery House that was begun in 1884 by Sarah L. Winchester, widow of the man who created of the Winchester Rifle. The house was constantly under construction for thirty-eight years until her death and has numerous oddities to visitors' amazement.