The Ferry Building

The inside of San Francisco's Ferry Building.

Fisherman's Wharf

A view of Coit Tower from Fisherman's Wharf.

Market Street, San Francisco

Not far from Union Square.

Golden 99 cents Zone #1

The Golden 99 cents Zone #1 store is just up the street from the Castro Hotel in Chinatown.

We Have LARD

The San Francisco Ferry Building has everything your food lover could want, even LARD.

Shopping season is in full swing already

Union square was packed today, here is the food court below Westfield, you should stop by if you haven't been there yet, good food for the price.

Union square San Francisco California.

Union square San Francisco California.

At Christmastime.

Downtown San Francisco

To the BART!

The Powell street station is right under Westfield Mall (Nordstroms is shown).

Colorful Chinatown street

A colorful street through Chinatown. Remember, the postcards and other souvenirs are cheaper in Chinatown.

Union square San Francisco California.

Christmas and palm trees in the same shot! Downtown San Francisco's Union Square is a modest place, with quaint boutiques and hand-made craft shops galore. Oh wait, nevermind that, its a place where you shop until you drop where only the brightest and loudest succeed in getting your attention. Its crowded, but thats part of the fun, who doesn't like silver men doing the robot? Might as well walk around at least once if you visit, its as real as any other part of SF. Take the BART to the Powell Street station to get there. Don't plan on staying in a hotel here unless you think $300 a night is a bargain. Union Square is on the Barbary Coast Trail.

Sites with information and reviews of Union Square:

Best:
SF Gate Guide: Union Square
SF Gate Map: Union Square
Yahoo Things to do: Union Square
Wikipedia: Union Square San Francisco California

The rest:
Trip Advisor: Union Square
Travel Assist: Union Square, dud on arrival
Virtual Tourist: Union Square things to do
Sally's Place: Union Square Shopping
SFTravel.com: Union Square
10 Best: Union Square
Union Square San Francisco Blog

Westfield mall.

Westfield mall near union square is busy busy, fancy fancy, and expensive expensive. Do not drive there, you must take take the BART. The Powell station is about 20 feet from the food court, which alone is almost worth the visit (the food court, not that BART). You will have twice as much fun if you avoid the stress of driving. See more at Bay Area Love Letters.

Pier 39 shops.

Pier 39 is a tourist trap, but you might as well walk around it once while you're waiting for a boat ride. The sealions are nifty for a bit and its a good place for a quick, relatively cheap lunch. John's Blog has more.