| Attractions | |
| Andreotti Family Farms Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay |
Coastflight Aerial tours of Coastside and more |
| Coastways Ranch The U-Pick Ranch at Aņo Nuevo: Pick your own olallieberries, kiwi fruit, pumpkins or pick up some local artichokes, "Pescadero Red" garlic and more. Check the site for their picking schedule. |
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| Davenport Jail Museum | Exploratorium SF: Museum of science, art, and human perception |
| Grace Cathedral Medieval Labyrinth San Francisco |
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| M Is for Mystery If you are a mystery fan, this is an expedition you must make -- everything you dreamed of finding in the line of mysteries, including signed editions. The owners also sponsor many in person visits from our favorite authors. |
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Photo: Lehuanet |
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| San Francisco Fire Engine Tours and Adventures This is a fun thing -- cross the Golden Gate in a restored fire engine |
Scenic Highway 1 Great Outdoor Recreation Pages |
| SF Cable Cars | SF Cables Cars: Barn and Powerhouse |
| St. Anthony's Cemetery A beautiful setting. Look down on the Shade Farm and the hills of Coastside, and enjoy the fanfare of rambling wild roses in May and June |
Tea at the Palace High tea at the Palace Hotel in the heart of San Francisco, in the ornate Garden Court |
| Anthropologie Market and 5th, San Francisco -- across from The San Francisco Centre Why is this shop in "Attractions"? Because it's fun. Imagine yourself in a Victorian conservatory, with antique terrariums with real plants and tiny furniture, and antique birdcages, and every sort of herbarium accoutrement. Then imagine it's combining with the most fabulous antique store of your dreams where, unlike real antique stores, there's gajillions of things you would actually want. Then imagine it's combining with the hotel veranda of a 19th century beach resort. Then imagine... Everywhere are little touches from crazy to beautiful, like the antique soda top collection on the tops of rough bark logs, or the real lichen draping from the real branches overhanging the Make a Cake alcove. Don't miss The Fitting Room, which has antique wood flooring and looks for all the world like a 1930's swim club near Diamond Head in Waikiki. This is pure entertainment. |
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| Events | |
| Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society Miramar Beach,Half Moon Bay -- smack on the ocean Jazz & blues greats and more |
Bay Area Fairs and Festivals SF Gate |
| Grateful Dads Hiking with little ones |
North Beach Jazz Festival July-August. My favorite of all San Francisco's street festivals. |
| Pacifica coastLINE Country western line dancing in the most beautiful place in California. Check out their schedule of weekly and special events. |
SF Gate Events, movies, theatres |
| SouthCoast's Events Guide | |
| Restaurants | |
| Duarte's 202 Stage Road, Pescadero: Duarte's has wide spread fame for its cioppino, but Lehua's favorites are the green chili soup and the strawberry rhubarb pie |
Miramar Beach Restaurant 131 Mirada Rd, Miramar |
| Moss Beach Distillery | Nick's Pacifica, Rockaway Beach, on (almost IN) the ocean. A "50's roadhouse" atmosphere with an unbelievable view. |
| Princeton Seafood Company #1 Johnson Pier, Pillar Point Harbor. Award winning clam chowder |
San Benito House 356 Main Street in Half Moon Bay -- saloon, restaurant, deli, and garden courtyard |
| The Cash Store Davenport, on Highway 1 -- great food and unexpected entertainment |
The Mountain House 13808 Skyline Blvd, Woodside |
| Accommodations | |
| Coastanoa Gazos Creek: Lodge, plus camping out luxury style |
Coastside B&Bs CitySearch's list of B&Bs |
| Cypress Inn On the beach at Miramar |
Farallone Inn B&B |
| Half Moon Bay Lodge | Harbor House B&B On the ocean at Princeton-by-the-Sea |
| Landis Shores On the beach at Miramar |
Old Thyme Inn Half Moon Bay |
| Pillar Point Inn On the ocean at Pillar Point Harbour |
Rancho San Gregorio |
| San Benito House 356 Main Street in Half Moon Bay -- a historic Inn |
Seal Cove Inn Moss Beach |
| Carriers | |
| Rail: Amtrak | |
| En Route | |
| SFO Airport | SFO Map |
| Facilities | |
| Pacifica Police | Peninsula Library System Where to find libraries while Coastside |
| SF Police | South SF Police |
| Getting About | |
| Links: SF Public Transit Fort Mason Centre |
My BART BART: Bay Area Rapid Transit |
| Nature and Wildlife | |
| Aņo Nuevo Ranger-guided tours of the awesome elephant seals' breeding grounds |
Big Basin Redwoods State Park |
| Butano State Park | |
Bob Stewart's superior and glorious photographs of many species, more in the book. Shown: Blue copper (Lycaena heteronea), just one of many arresting photos. |
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| California Wildflowers U.C. Berkeley |
Hiking in the Santa Cruz Mountains Robert Brady |
| Huli Cat Sport fishing and charter boat |
Pacifica Fishing Great Outdoor Recreation Pages |
| The Natural World An ode to Pacifica and Coastside, and a wonderful site |
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| News | |
| Half Moon Bay Review and Pescadero Pebble | KPIX Channel 5 |
| Pacifica Tribune | San Jose Mercury News |
| SF Gate San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle |
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| Tickets and Fares | |
| Travelocity California | |
| Weather and Time | |
| A Quote When it rains ... The television stations ...pretend the sky is falling. They show the storm's path on radar. They give tips on how to survive the rain. They send out reporters in Eddie Bauer rain gear to ask people stuff like, "How are you coping with this rain?" -- Robert B. Parker, Small Vices |
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| Daylight Savings Alas, Californians are victims of daylight savings time. The way to remember it is "spring forward, fall back" -- i.e., clocks are turned forward in spring, and backward in fall. California is 8 hours earlier than the UK, and range 2-3 hours later than Hawai'i, depending on time of year. |
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| General Guides | |
| Coastside Live | SouthCoast |
| Regional Guides | |
| @Pacifica | Café Pacifica |
| City of Pacifica | El Granada |
| Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce |
Moss Beach |
| Pacifica Internet Café | Santa Cruz cruzio.com |
| In the Spirit | |
| Live Cam: Moscone Center Expansion The heart of San Francisco |
Live Cams SF Gate: Transamerica, Bay Bridge, Embarcadero: Breathtaking live views of the City. |
| Live Cams: Santa Cruz Drop to bottom of their home page for a list of S.C. cams |
Moscone Live Cam Live cam of the Moscone expansion project between Mission and Howard, 4th and 5th. |
