Some 24,000 runners step out pre-dawn for the 2013 Wipro San Francisco Marathon on a course looping around iconic landmarks. Avoiding the steepest of the city's famous hills, runners and fans take in stunning views including the Golden Gate Bridge.
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San Francisco loves its outdoor street festivals. In its 37th year, the two-day Union Street Festival is one of the largest and most lively. Highlights on June 1-2, 2013 include wonderful food, live music, fashion shows, arts and crafts galore, and chef demonstrations during two full days of fun from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco has one of the most comprehensive collections of Asian art on the planet. Spanning 600 years of history from the diverse cultures of Asia - from China and Japan to India and Turkey - this magnificent museum features over 18,000 Asian art treasures, including paintings, sculptures, jade, porcelains, and furniture. Stand in awe at the gilded bronze Buddha image dated 338 - the oldest Chinese Buddha in the world.
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Visit the San Francisco Zoo, home to Koko, the world-famous gorilla that can understand sign language and spoken English. The zoo also as exhibits featuring Sumatran tigers, Asian elephants, insects from around the world, and more.
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See master works from the Dutch Golden Age, on loan from the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague. It's the first time many of these paintings have been shown outside of The Netherlands.
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