From Treasure Island.
Originally built in 1898, this San Francisco landmark at the foot of Market Street was one of the busiest transit terminals in the world prior to the construction of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridges during the 1930s. Ferry traffic declined dramatically thereafter, and from the 1950s until the mid-1990s, the Ferry Building was hidden behind an ugly elevated freeway.
Point Reyes National Seashore, located just north of San Francisco, is a 70,000 acre park preserve. Activities include hiking, swimming in Tomales Bay, and even whale-watching from the Point Reyes Lighthouse.
Started as a race through San Francisco in 1912 it has become to more than a sports event. It has grown to a huge party throughout the whole city that no one should miss, when being in the bay area on the third sunday of may.
Founded in 1871, The San Francisco Art Institute is one of San Francisco's oldest art schools. It occupies a great complex in North Beach.
Montego Bay market.
The scenic route through the fabled Inside Passage to Alaska leads to Glacier Bay National Park. Here you'll find a spectacular, unspoiled labyrinth of deep fjords and dramatic glaciers plunging into the ocean, ringed by snow-capped peaks reaching to 15,000 feet -- the highest coastal mountains in the world.
The nearest highway is hundreds of miles away; a cruise ship is the easiest way to see this unspolit wonderland.
It's definitely worth getting up early to catch a sunrise while visiting the Point Pleasant Beach area. My favorite place to view a sunrise is at Osborn Avenue beach in Bay Head.
Catch of the day in Illullisat, Greenland.