San Francisco is one of the most phenomenal places when it comes to stopovers on a road trip. Most the highway and boulevard eateries have developed into places of concentrated entertainment with bars and nightclubs forming common subsidiaries of the facilities. A convergence of artists and the contemporary literati in the city has also ensured mushrooming of phenomenal clubs, galleries, performing art venues and myriads of other places to stop by.

Know directions and navigate in San Francisco

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Driving in San Francisco comes with a number of things to remember, especially if you live outside California. The state driving rules states that pedestrians have the right of way. This means that even if you hit a pedestrian for little fault of yours, it is your lack of carefulness that would matter as opposed to the victim's.

Scenic spots in San Francisco

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In certain popular areas in the city like Fisherman's Wharf, Safeway Store and Bay Street one has to be extra careful. To know where you are going, carry street maps in electronic gadgets to know areas in a manner that does not distract the driver.

San Francisco is a place where the city's youth is the strongest cultural backbone as compared to other cities in the world. A drive out in San Francisco streets involves visiting some of the most interesting cultural venues such as clubs, galleries, libraries, live outdoor concerts and much more. Driving and visiting these places has obvious associations with drunken driving and parking hassles. Therefore being extra cautious on that front can help.

LA to SF driving options

http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/cacoast/ig/Los-Angeles-to-San-Francisco/San-Francisco-to-LA-in-One-Day.htm

A considerable part of San Francisco is built on hills, which causes slopes to get low ground clearance cars to get stuck at the beginning or end of a slope. While using a San Francisco street map, the slopes are not possible to be told, which means one has to be extra careful about choosing and avoiding particular paths.

Warnings and dangers of San Francisco roads

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/California/San_Francisco-755471/Warnings_or_Dangers-San_Francisco-Driving_SF-BR-1.html

Chinatown is the largest settlement of ethnic Chinese people in the entire west coast of America and its stands only second to the Chinese community of New York as a the largest Chinese settlement in USA. Visiting Chinatown of San Francisco with its unique sights and sounds is a great experience. A tour to Chinatown of San Francisco should be an integral part of your San Francisco CA travel.

If you want to take a tour of China town during your next visit to San Francisco then you need not worry at all. There are wide array of websites in the internet which would provide you detailed maps and directions for a hassle-free tour of Chinatown.

Detailed Map of Chinatown San Francisco from About.com

Chinatown of San Francisco is bedecked with a riot of colorful banners, Chinese lanterns and balloons during the Chinese New Year. This is a great time to visit China town but this area of San Francisco can prove to be quit a confusing maze if you don't have a proper map with you. Just print this easy to follow map of Chinatown from About.com and you would ready to take a tour of Chinatown of San Francisco.

http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/casfmenu/ig/San-Francisco-Chinatown/Chinatown-Map.htm

Find out the Attractions of Chinatown with the help of a detailed Chinatown map from Chinatown San Fransico.com

A trip down the alleys of Chinatown of San Francisco is really an amazing experience because you would find an eclectic blend of shops, traditional Chinese houses and Chinese eateries there. Get hold of a map of Chinatown and see its major attractions like Chinatown gate, St Mary's church and Portsmouth Square. Have some mouthwatering moon cakes at the Easterly place which is the oldest Chinese bakery in San Francisco. A detailed map of Chinatown from San Francisco Chinatown.com would help to find information about the fine attractions and the regular bus routes of Chinatown of San Francisco.

http://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com/attractions/buses.html

Anyone planning to travel San Francisco should certainly pay a visit to Japantown to get a taste of Japanese culture and food. The area also has a wide variety of shops selling electronics goods and Japanese and English books. There are also fancy Japanese boutiques and a few art galleries to be found.

The San Francisco Bay Area has seen the influx of the Japanese since the 1860s. They had first settled in Chinatown and the regions south of Market Street. However a dangerous fire in that area caused these people to move out and settle west of Union Square. They not only built their homes but also several eateries and stores here. This place came to be called Nihonmachi or Japantown.

You must surely pay a visit to Japantown's centerpiece which is a Pagoda that is 100ft (30m) tall built by Yoshiro Taniguchi, a Japanese architect. Another Japanese landmark in the same area includes a Japanese mountain temple gate that was constructed in 1976. It served as an entrance to the Buchanan Mall, now called the Osaka Way.

http://www.aviewoncities.com/sf/japantown.htm

The map and specific directions on how to reach Japantown San Francisco are available here:

http://www.japantownparking.com/Directions/

http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/35187341/san_francisco_ca/japantown.html

About 80,000 Japanese Americans call this area in San Francisco their home.