34/50.- San Francisco, Filbert St. looking up to Coit Tower

And the same Filbert street looking up with a view of Coit Tower atop.

We can hike on Filbert Street up or take the MUNI bus #39 that goes every 20 minutes to Coit Tower from Washington Square.

Surrounded by the Pioneer Park - Coit Tower, designed by A. Brown Jr. and dedicated to the city firemen in 1933 - boasts a 55 meters cylindrical tower and interior Art-Deco murals. We can take the elevator to the top of the tower and enjoy a spectacular view of the Bay: Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, Acatraz and Angel islands.

It will be a genuine San Franciscan experience to explore the Telegraph Hill by taking one of the famous stairways back downtown: Filbert steps, Greenwich Street stairs or Vallejo Street Stairway. Both the stairs and the luscious gardens around them are maintained by its residents. This is how we arrive again on Columbus Ave.

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