Purchase your train travel with your destination as San Francisco - Fisherman's Wharf, CA (SFW). Take the Capitol Corridor to the Emeryville Station. There, you will board a Motorcoach bus that will take you directly to Pier 39 in San Francisco. Check out our trip planner for schedules and fares.
Boudin
Fisherman's Wharf
156 Jefferson St, Pier 43 1/2
(415) 928-1849
www.boudinbakery.com
Open daily 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Next time that summer fog's got you feeling blue, cheer up with a trip to Boudin at the Wharf, the new flagship outpost of the San Francisco original. More Broadway than bread shop, the showy new addition to Fisherman's Wharf has bakers kneading, throwing, and shaping hundreds of loaves of sourdough bread in front of tall picture windows that allow one and all to watch.
Five dollars buys you a tour of the 5,000-square-foot demonstration bakery and a visit to a museum of San Francisco history, where bakers will explain how the city's foggy weather has kept the sourdough starter alive and well since 1849. Spend more at the retail shop, the heated cafe, or the upstairs bistro, which looks out at Alcatraz and the bay. Or, for free, stand outside and chat with the bakers. They'll tell you the fog's not such a bad thing, especially for loaves of sourdough.
Bistro Boudin - lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat-Sun
Boudin Café - 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily
Museum and tasting - $5 - 10-7 daily
Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop & Caffe
Ghirardelli Square, West Plaza
900 North Point St.
(415) 474-1414
www.ghirardellisq.com
This Caffe and retail shop is perfect for a quick snack, baked goods and specialty coffee drinks. Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop & Caffe also offers Ghirardelli chocolates and Ghirardelli gift items.
Aquarium of the Bay
Pier 39
Embarcadero @ Beach Street
415.623.5300
www.aquariumofthebay.com
Weekdays 10 am - 6 pm, Weekends 10 am - 7 pm, Summer 9 am - 8 pm
Aquarium of the Bay is an adventure of discovery and learning that brings you face-to-face with San Francisco's fascinating marine life. Explore the wonders of the Bay as you walk through 300-feet of crystal clear tunnels surrounded by sharks, eels, octopus and thousands of marine animals indigenous to its waters. Throughout the Aquarium, naturalists are on hand to answer questions and encourage exploration. See, touch, learn and discover the San Francisco Bay in an adventure you will never forget.
Admission: $14.95 for adults, $8.00 for seniors (65+), $8.00 for children (3-11) and a Family Rate (2 adults & 2 children) is only $37.95.
Argonaut Hotel
495 Jefferson Street at Hyde
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: 415.563.0800
www.argonauthotel.com
A luxury boutique Kimpton Hotel in the heart of Fisherman's Wharf. Located in San Francisco's most popular destination, our historic waterfront hotel - named for the Gold Rushers who sought their fortune here - offers guests an inviting atmosphere, personal services and amenities, and the experience of a luxury San Francisco boutique hotel.
Rooms start at $169.