The Painted Ladies in San Francisco, California

The Painted Ladies in San Francisco’s Alamo Park neighborhood are a collection of colorful Victorian and Edwardian style houses in the Alamo Square neighborhood, known for their vibrant pastel painted facades.

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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is quintessential summer in a strip. The Pacific Ocean lies just beyond the strip of small thrill rides, a roaring coaster, arcade games, and stalls for cotton candy and funnel cake.

Chinatown in San Francisco, California

The Chinatown in San Francisco is entirely the most friendly and immersive one we’ve been to. This particular Chinatown boasts being the largest outside of Asia, and the oldest in North America.

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Cable Cars in San Francisco, California

The excitable rings and muted rumble echoing down the street can only mean that a cable care is rolling past. San Francisco, is often noted for being vaguely similar to Lisbon, another favorite city of ours. Since the late 19th century, these one cart cable cars have been rolling up and down the steep hiIls of the Bay area.

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Lombard Street in San Francisco, California

Here it is, the most famous street in San Francisco. It winds and curves and is featured in quite a few movies and commercials, Marvel fans remember this from Ant-Man and the Wasp? Between the red brick road are pockets of that rival the best gardens.

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Walk in Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis ranks amongst America’s prettiest cities and it’s not hard to see why. There is a great collection of restaurants and shops.

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Boat Tour in Annapolis, Maryland

Spa Creek is home to beautiful residences, docked yachts, and waterways. Annapolis, Maryland quaint, charming, and surrounded by water so naturally, one of the best ways to explore this unique place is to see the sights by water.

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Salesforce Park in San Francisco, California

Salesforce is a major company and this park is sponsored by them. The Salesforce Transit Center houses a few methods of public transportation. A funicular will bring you to the top where you can walk around the greenery and take a seat to soak in the sun that slips between the towering buildings.

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San Francisco Ferry Terminal in San Francisco, California

The San Francisco Ferry Terminal serves primarily as a transportation hub, dating back to 1898. The architecture is Beaux-Arts style and has a European feel to it but perhaps it’s the clock tower that is most prominent. Today, it hosts markets and restaurants inside the building and has a farmer’s market adjacent to the building.

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