The 8 best things that someone can do while exploring beyond San Francisco, in the Bay Area

Southern California has the credit of influencing popular culture traditionally but it is the Bay Area that has played the important role in shaping the future. Along with this area of Southern California takes credit for a lot of other things I like being home to silicon valley that has changed the way we live today, the introduction of Pixar from this place has made movies fun again and the surplus supplies of wine that the Napa Valley Wineries provide comes from here only. Not only this region is also known for the natural beauty it has and outdoor recreation facilities that it provides ranging from hiking ancient redwood groves to biking in the golden gate bridge. The amazing facilities of this place might have made you want to visit this for your next holiday and for that you might have to need to know the best restaurant, destination and activities that will make your time in this area, worth the time. If you're planning to move to the bay area, then San Francisco moving company can help you with your moving journey.

We are here to help you because in this article we have compiled the best things that one can do in their visit to the Bay Area.

1. Biking in the Golden Gate Bridge: The Golden Gate Bridge is the best place for the biker in you to revive. You could bike across the Golden Gate Bridge and move into the quaint coastal town of Sausalito and then make your return in a ferry ride across the San Francisco Bay. This is one of the greatest hits of the bay area landmarks with the popular, paved bike route. On your way, you will also come across other famous destinations of this place like the Palace of Fine Arts, Crissy Fields and the region renowned Celebrity Bridge. Your next stop in this region could be for a seaside lunch in Sausalito and then you could move to enjoy the scenic ferry ride to the San Francisco ferry building that passes from Alcatraz Island on the way.

2. Take a walk at the beautiful Golden Gate Park: the Golden Gate Park is a lush 1,017-acre greenbelt that is a house to the beauty of nature along with the facilities of recreation and cutting-edge museums. The park is almost 150 years old and is a probably a straight out competition to NYC's Central Park. This lush green park is stretched over an area of more than 50 City blocks and encompasses picnic grounds, lakes and cultural hubs like the California Academy of Science and de Young Art Museum. Every August, this park also serves as a venue for the mega music and food fest Outside Lands. However, the striking feature of this area is that it is very chilly and cold.

3. Visit the Hike Mount Tam: the Hike amount tab is a 25,000-acre state park that houses the beauty of nature and offers exceptional trails, breathtaking vistas and holds little hidden surprises. It is a 2571 foot Behemoth and is the various favourite outdoor playground. To avail the facility of complete enthralling that this place is one should follow the Matt Davis trail down to Stinson beach and make his return from the forested creekside Street divine trail and experience the surprisingly diverse landscape that it is. This place also holds a thundering waterfall along the namesake ascent for all trains which can be availed from the East Peak Visitors Center.

4. Check out the very famous oysters at the Marshall Store: The Bay Area has a postcard-perfect waterfront place for oysters near the Point Reyes National Seashore. The experience of eating this charming seafood shack that dishes at the local stations and molluscs on the banks of Tomales Bay will make you feel like you are transported to New England.

5. Visit the Big Basin Redwoods State Park: This Park is the oldest state park of California and house of the tallest and the oldest living things in the world. Visiting this place will make you explore the thick groves of California starving coast redwoods that take us back thousands of years. And if you wish to go for hiking then follow the Berry Creek Falls trail to its namesake cascade or move to the Skyline to the sea track that is a Bay Area rite of passage. And if you just want a place for car camping, then roll into one of the parks 142 traditional.

6. Visit Port Costa and relive the old days: An ancient atmosphere, this village is like a time work with modern and retro delights that lie along the shores of the Carquinez Strait. When visiting this place there are a lot of things that one can do ranging from having a branch at the Bull Valley RoadHouse shopping to the vintage-inspired paper at work at the Theatre of Dreams. Or spend the weekend at the creepy but cool Burlington Hotel, the name of which is believed to come from the name of the former bordello's mistresses. Aur just simply enjoys a drink at the bric-a-brac- adorned warehouse cafe.

7. Pay a visit to San Francisco's Chinatown: This area of San Francisco is the most visually striking destination that brings lantern strong streets possessing colourful buildings and serves delicious snacks. This place has a very happy and joyful Vibe. Starting from the touristy Grant Street, moving to the other side streets and narrow alleyways and then stopping to shop at places of paper replicas of material goods burnt at funerals. Serving a large range of snacks one can choose to take a dim sum at Good Mong Kok Bakery and pairing it with a fresh fruit smoothie at Good Fruit.

8. Enjoy the facilities of the spa at Cavallo Point: This place is the best place to relax and calm yourself in the Bay Area. The modern-day spa offers some exceptional facilities like body treatments in a stunning indoor-outdoor facility with an extremely peaceful setting within the Marin Headlands. Also has the facility of an outdoor meditation pool where you can spend your day soaking around the fireplace and lounging around natural and calming surroundings. And then can double down your relaxation with a cocktail at the bar that overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge.

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