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Pacific Heights is an architectural museum of 19th century mansions. Sample some of the more noteworthy houses with a short morning stroll: the grandiose 1886 wood-gabled 69 Haas-Lilienthal House (2007 Franklin), home of the San Francisco Architectural Heritage (415-441-3000); 70 the 1896 Whittier Mansion (2090 Jackson); 71 the 1890 Eastlake-style house (2027 Pacific); the cluster of 72 1890 Queen Anne houses (2019, 2021 and 2023 Pacific); 73 the 1894 Queen Anne-Colonial Revival house (2000 Pacific); and 74 the 1859 Octagon House (2645 Gough), designed by a physician who believed that eight-sided houses are healthy for occupants.

75 Fort Mason Center (Laguna and Bay; 415-441-3400), originally a U.S. Army installation, today is a vital cultural center, a venue for special events and fairs and home to nonprofit organizations, the Magic Theatre, the Mexican Museum, Museo Italo-Americano, the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Folk Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery.

76 The Palace of Fine Arts (Bay and Lyon; 415-563-6504), a classical structure designed by Bernard Maybeck as a temporary building for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exhibition, is situated in a small lush park with a man-made lagoon. It houses 77 the Exploratorium (415-561-0360), a science museum for adults and children. Just a short bus ride away is 78 the Golden Gate Bridge. The elegant, 1.7-mile single-span bridge, completed in 1937, is as stunning in fog as in clear weather. The east (Bay side) walkway is reserved for pedestrians, the west (ocean side) for bicyclists.

The Flood Mansion

Golden Gate Bridge

Haas-Lilienthal House