The Bridge Thermometer exhibit at the Outdoor Exploratorium BRINGING SCIENCE OUTDOORS
The Outdoor Exploratorium
San Francisco's famous interactive science and art museum opens an outdoor museum, complete with exhibits that utilize the city's most famous landmarks.

A SCENT TO REMEMBER
elizabethW Spa Set
This spa kit comes from a small perfumery in San Francisco. Founder Albert Nichols, a former architect, emphasized clean lines and fresh scents like Sweet Tea. 		elizabeth W spa kit

The dining room at The Fifth Floor Restaurant & Lounge at Hotel Palomar 10 BEST HOTEL RESTAURANTS
Fifth Floor Restaurant & Lounge
Located in the Hotel Palomar, Fifth Floor is one of the city's vanguards in fine dining, featuring Chef Laurent Manrique's contemporary French cuisine and enviable wine list.

DEADLINE: NOIR CITY
San Francisco Film Noir Festival
Delve into the dark underground world of noir at this ten-day festival, held at the Castro Theater. This year's "deadline" theme focuses on newspapers and the media. 		Noir City poster

A16 Food+Wine CELEBRATE SOUTHERN ITALY
A16 Food+Wine
Chef Nate Appleman and sommelier Shelley Lindgren of the San Franciscan dining institution present this cookbook, which features rustic Italian cuisine and wine pairings.

GET PASSIONATE
Top 10 Sexy Hotels in SF
Can a hotel inspire passion? Whether it's powerful architecture or sensual interior design or a passionate history, we've come up with a list of the city's sexiest hotels.		 The fourth floor terrace at the W San Francisco, one of our Top 10 Sexy Hotels in San Francisco

Characters from Beach Blanket Babylon
TRAVEL SPECIAL
Beach Blanket Babylon Package
Experience an evening on the town, complete with accommodations at the InterContinental San Francisco and prime seats at a showing of The Bay's longest-running musical revue.

THE UNTOLD STORY OF OZ
Wicked the Musical
After a record-breaking run on Broadway, three Tony Awards and several worldwide productions, Wicked returns to the city where it first opened: San Francisco. 		Elphaba sings in Wicked the Musical

Read our Restaurant Issue BEST OF THE BEST
The Restaurant Issue
San Francisco is home to three of the Top 40 Restaurants, as well as one of the country's Rising Chefs, Nate Appleman, and one of the country's Best Pastry Chefs, Ethan Howard.

STUNNING SKYLINE PANORAMAS
JW Marriott San Francisco
This downtown hotel’s $25 million renovation provides a hushed intimacy, stunning views of the surrounding metropolis and a sophisticated and inviting stay. 		A guest room at the JW Marriott San Francisco

The new California Academy of the Sciences building in Golden Gate Park THE GREAT MIGRATION
The New California Academy of the Sciences
Its new LEED-certified home in Golden Gate Park features a "living roof," a four-story rainforest and the world's largest digital planetarium.

Explore California
• Find out more about restaurants and travel around the Golden State here.
• Looking for a quick getaway? Check out our guide to Yosemite National Park.

(Updated: 01/04/09 NH)



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