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Visitor Center – |
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In the visitor center, check out ships models of schooners, whaling boats, schooners, ferries, tugs and clippers ships, sparkling Fresnel lens from Farallon Island lighthouse, and wreck of a full-size
fishing boat that washed up on the rocks, plus a map of shipwrecks outside the Golden Gate. |
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An exhibit "A Walk Along the Waterfront" re-creates scenes of the San Francisco waterfront – from the first Native Americans in tule boats, to fur traders, Gold Rush ships (including artifacts from a buried ship), fisherman in Italian feluccas, and great steamships of the early 20th century. |
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Hyde Street Pier – Explore historic ships: |
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 Balclutha – Take the helm of an 1886 big square-rigged sailing vessel that sailed around Cape Horn. Kids can take a turn the helm, go down to see captain's quarters (very comfy) and cargo hold. |
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C.A.
Thayer – A sailing schooner that carried lumber from Pacific
Northwest, and was later a fishing vessel for salmon and codfish. |
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Hercules – A 1907 ocean-going tug that towed sailing vessels out through the
Golden Gate to the open sea and hauled log rafts to the lumber mills. |
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Feluccas – From the pier, see a replica of 1850's brightly painted
Italian fishing boats, felucca Nuovo Mundo. |
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On
the pier, check out a steam "donkey" engine, used to load
and unload cargoes, and stern wheel from the Petaluma riverboat
that chugged up the Delta. |
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Kids can go inside an 1890's houseboat (very
homey, with lace curtains and a small organ) and practice tying knots (double half hitch, rolling hitch, bowline etc.). |
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Aquatic Park – |
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The Aquatic Park has a sand
beach and calm water. It's the perfect place for kids to dig in the
sand, or wade (but water's always cold, even in summer). There's a small
green park too, with park benches where parents can sit back and relax,
while the kids run around. |
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