Pier 39 Entertainment Sea Lions & Underwater World
PIER 39 in San Francisco is a festival marketplace with more than one hundred stores and lots of restaurants with San Francisco Bay views. Pier 39 is the most exciting place for tourists in San Francisco.
The Sea Lions that hang out next to Pier 39 are the most interesting
part of Pier 39. The Marine Mammal Center conducts many educational
programs for visitors to learn about these marine mammals and
offers an up-close view of the sea lion habitat. Sea lions are of
course, the Pier 39 "sea lebrities" -- hundreds of California sea lions
call Pier 39 home. Throughout the years, the educational program
has been a success with visitors to Pier 39. The sea lion population
grows as high as 900 during the winter season, have been a hit with
visitors to Pier 39. Annually, the sea lions tend to migrate to the
Channel Islands in the summer season -- but now, a small number stay in
the Bay Area throughout the year. K-Dock in Pier 39 is now officially
designated a "Watchable Wildlife" viewing area by the California
Watchable Wildlife Project.
Underwater World is another important place for visitors in Pier 39.
Underwater World is a big aquarium with all different looking fish
floating along side. The tunneled walkway is more than 300 feet long and is
crystal clear for kids of all ages to see sharks, eels, octopus and
thousands of marine animals indigenous to the waters of the San
Francisco Bay.
Naturalists are available Throughout the Pier 39 Aquarium to answer
questions about sea animals and encourage exploration.
There is also a mini-amusement park in Pier 39 and the highlight of this
park is its colorful Venetian carousel. Pier 39 is also flanked by 2
marinas where numerous boats are docked. Some of the fleet anchored here
provide short and long sightseeing cruises of San Francisco Bay. One can
see a variety of ships and boats in Pier 39, sail boats, cruise
ships and cargo ships. Boating is the best part of Pier39. This is
the home bay for Blue And Gold Tour cruise trips to Alcatraz, bay bridge and other pleasure
boat trips. Blue & Gold Fleet operates a boat service in Pier 39 which
provides a beautiful experience the thrilling history of the San
Francisco Bay with Captain Nemo and his crew reliving 150 years of the
celebrated San Francisco Coast. There is no better way to experience
unobstructed views of sensational skylines in every direction. Pier 39
is a great vantage point for snapping pictures or simply reflecting on
the vast beauty of the San Francisco Bay. Along the way, visitors will
be entertained with historical, fun narration and factual tid-bits.
That's why the Bay Adventure has become San Francisco's newest cruise
adventure.
There are lot of free entertainment happening places in Pier 39. Apart
from that San Francisco tourists can enjoy good views of Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz,
Angel Island and fantastic bay scenes. Another aspect that adds on
Pier
39's tourist spot is its street performers. Many jugglers, magicians,
mimes and comedians entertain people who visit Pier 39. There is a
theater in Pier 39 which shows a 30-minute destination film for visitors
highlighting the history, scenic beauty, celebrations, people and
enchantment of Pier 39.