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MUNI, BART, and let’s not forget Caltrain! Trying to get around in the “city by the bay”, San Francisco, by public transit can turn out to be an adventure in acronyms, letters and numbers! With multiple BART and MUNI stations requiring you to change stations, rush to this street or be sure to wait for the next bus to come along, assuming it’s the right number bus you need. It can all be more than overwhelming.

Simplify all of this with three letters you can always count on C-A-R! Renting a car in San Francisco is not only easy and affordable, but practical too! Want to get from Golden Gate Park all the way back to AT&T Park in time to catch the Giants’ game? That could take awhile on the MUNI, but in a rental car, no more than minutes. Worried about getting back from the Embarcadero in time for dinner in Castro? A rental car will ease your mind, and make sure that the time you spend in San Francisco is spent on your schedule, not that of the public transportation system! Let’s be honest too, how would you go down the famously curvy Lombard Street without a car? It’s one of the places in San Francisco that can only be experienced in a car! Rent a car on your trip to San Francisco, and spend your time as the master of your time, not a slave to your transit map! You definitely won’t be sorry!

Where do you want to go for this year Christmas and New Year holiday? How about San Francisco? No?

Okay, here are interesting facts about San Francisco that might just change your mind.

- Two lovely inventions in the world, denim jeans and Irish coffee, were invented in San Francisco.

- Francis Ford Coppola spent so much time in the first San Francisco’s coffee shop Caffe Trieste writing his famous The Godfather trilogy.

- Al Capone was held for five years in Alcatraz, and the prison is in… San Francisco!

- San Francisco practically lies on 43 hills.

- The first plans of the city were drawn by Jean-Jacques Vioget from Swiss and Jasper O’Farell from Ireland.

- The first constructed street was Grant Street, originally named Calle De la Fundacion.

- There are more than 250 wineries in Napa Valley.

- Yosemite National Park is a couple of hours drive from the town.

- In Star Trek, Star Fleet Headquarter is located north of San Francisco.

- You can find the crookedest street in San Francisco, Vermont Avenue between 22nd and 23rd. While Filbert between Hyde and Leavenworth is the steepest street at 31.5 degrees.

- San Francisco is 4th in the world, after New York, Moscow and London, in terms of numbers of billionaires living in it.

- On Mar 14, 1986, 7000 people gathered at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach to attend the official opening of the Sutro Baths, a public bathhouse developed by the eccentric mayor of San Francisco, Adolph Sutro, who also built the Cliff House.

So you’re driving around San Francisco in your rental car. You decide you’re hungry, but where do you go? San Francisco is a melting pot of cultures, and it shows in it’s food scene. No matter what you’re in the mood for, you’ll find it in San Francisco: seafood, Italian, Japanese, Mexican, the list goes on and one. But one item has reached cult status amongst locals: the mission burrito. Transplants always complain that they can never find a proper mission burrito whenever they move. For some reason, a proper Mission burrito can only be found in San Francisco.

The mission burrito is known for it’s sheer size, and commands special tortillas that are designed to stretch in order to contain the wonderful insides. You can customize the mission burrito to your liking, but standard fare is spanish rice, beans, meat, and salsa. You can usually also add guacamole, sour cream, or cheese to your burrito as well. Typically when you order a mission burrito, it will be done in “assembly line” fashion. The employee starts with your burrito at one end, then slowly moves down the counter and scoops each ingredient in one by one. What makes the mission burrito truly special is the tortilla.

Mission burrito’s feature extra large tortillas, but that’s not enough. Also needed is the tortilla steamer. These steamers allow the tortilla to stretch more, making these behemoth burritos possible. This is the part most often missed by imitators.

How could you be in San Francisco and not try one? The mission burrito is truly a San Francisco creation. It will be often duplicated, but never replicated.

The Musee Mechanique (Mechanical Museum) is a great place to visit, especially if you love nostalgia and wish to show your children or grandchildren what was entertaining before television and video games. This museum houses over 200 of the best preserved coin operated toys and mechanical instruments that you have ever seen. The best thing about them is that you can play with them! The admission is free always, and you get a chance to relive or experience the wonders of the mechanical age for the first time. Everyone leaves happy because they get to enjoy such a unique experience, right off the fisherman’s wharf in San Francisco too! There is plenty to see and do, and you can enjoy a great stroll on the pier once you finish with the Musee Mecanique.

One of the best ways to make your way to the enchanting Musee Mecanique is to take advantage of a car rental during your trip. This is especially recommended if you are traveling from far away as you will surely wish to see some of the sights and sounds in San Francisco. You can have a chance to see many attractions when you take advantage of a car rental option online. There is a large selection of vehicles to look through and choose a great option that will fit your travel budget. You may even find a great deal with coupon codes or other discount options that are only available at certain times of the year. Make sure to book in advance to get the best pricing options.