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Welcome to San Francisco and PIER 39!

Come visit and explore San Francisco, one of the top cities in the U.S! San Francisco not only offers beautiful views of the San Francisco Bay but an abundance of historical attractions, family fun and cultural experiences.

The San Francisco California Welcome Center is located at PIER 39, San Francisco's Premier Bay Attraction. Visit PIER 39 and the California Welcome Center to find FREE tourist information on all that California and San Francisco has to offer.

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The California Welcome Center San Francisco
Pier 39
Building B, Level 2
San Francisco, CA 94133-1006

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Email: cwcsanfrancisco@guestservicesolutions.com

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Open 7 days a week 10:00am - 6:00pm

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A World of Taste at the SF Ferry Building Farmers’ Market

Check out one food stall that supports a special cause.

Everyone hits the Ferry Building Farmers’ Market on Saturday mornings for its endless array of scrumptious surprises. But the stand for La Cocina Community Kitchen (right next to the ever-popular Blue Bottle Coffee kiosk at the south end of the Ferry Building) is worth singling out. This nonprofit helps launch local, lower-income food business, a great place to sample a kaleidoscopic range of tastes—all-natural jams, fresh spring rolls, plantain chips, or mystipies (South African meat and veggie pies). The market takes place on Saturdays from 8 to 2 and Tuesdays from 10 to 2.

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» 24th Annual Pi Day
March 14, 2012 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Celebrate Pi Day with songs, marches, and Pi- related foods on this international “geek” holiday that celebrates Pi(p), 3.1415926535, the number you get when you divide the circumference of a circle by its diameter. The brass Pi Shrine will be ceremoniously removed in preparation for its reinstallation at the museum’s new location at Pier 15 along San Francisco's Embarcadero. Join us on this special occasion to celebrate some of the Exploratorium’s quirky scientific traditions. Events will be presented with Spanish, Chinese and English text as well as by multilingual Explainers.