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New York Times

36 Hours in San Francisco

By Freda Moon

Take the free Presidio Go Shuttle to the Embarcadero (the city’s eastern waterfront) to browse the Ferry Building Marketplace for mementos like a Chez Panisse mug from the 76-year-old, Sausalito-based Heath Ceramics, or artisanal knives and tableware from Bernal Cutlery. Take the Treasure Island Ferry ($10 round trip, children under 5 free) to Treasure Island, a former Naval base that’s being redeveloped as the city’s newest neighborhood with a sprawling waterfront park opening next year. There, enjoy live music (weekends, noon to 3 p.m.) and shareable pitchers of mimosas and Bloody Marys (from $41) at the shipping container restaurant and bar Mersea. Or stroll to the connected Yerba Buena Island and ascend the steep but well-paved path to the three-acre Panorama Park, where Hiroshi Sugimoto’s “Point of Infinity” sculpture, a gleaming 69-foot spire, reaches skyward and the views are unbeatable.

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