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 A Queen Anne Victorian |
2007 Franklin Street (between Washington & Jackson Streets) San Francisco, CA 94115 United States +1 415 441 3004 http://www.sfheritage.org/ |
The first thing you will learn here is that the fanciful polychrome paint jobs on SF's Victorians are a recent invention. This turreted-and-gabled gingerbread fantasy is a uniform and authentic shade of gray. Inside, this large house still feels like the family home that it was from 1886 to 1972, with rooms covered in expensive wood paneling, embossed wallpapers and featuring marble fireplaces. Guided tours leave every 20-30 minutes and last about an hour. Admission: USD5 Adults; USD3 Seniors/Kids 12 and under. Cash only. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 A combination of yoga and luxurious spa treatments |
2044 Fillmore Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94115 United States +1 888 894 8811 / +1 415 563 5000 http://www.internationalorange... |
Switch off your busy cellphone and slip into loose comfortable robes at the International Orange Spa Yoga Lounge. This peaceful day spa and yoga center offers treatments for your physical and mental wellbeing in a calm and soothing setting. The combination of relaxing treatments like bathing rituals, massages and acupuncture with various types of yoga will leave you replenished and relaxed. A plethora of skin and body treatments like facials, essential oil head and neck massages, collagen eye treatments, waxing, reflexology and more are on offer. Guests can enjoy refreshments on the redwood sundeck prior to or after their treatments. Check the website for the specials and further details. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Serene Japanese temple |
1909 Bush Street (at the corner of Laguna Street) San Francisco, CA 94115 United States +1 415 931 0453 |
This A-frame temple dating from the 1960s is the North American outpost of the Konko religion. The congregation moved from Japan to the United States over seventy years ago. The temple itself is a masterpiece of simplicity. The north and south walls are glass made to resemble rice paper. The lines of the pale wood sanctuary are clean and elegantly proportioned, making it a lovely place for quiet meditation. Over the altar is the Japanese character for gold, a metaphor for the golden light that emanates from a spiritual heart. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Treatment for the body at Solé |
2500 Clay Street, 2nd Floor (at Fillmore) San Francisco, CA 94115 United States +1 415 929 6886 http://www.spasole.com/ |
Chase away the blues at this wellness center, designed to detoxify your body and ease your mind. The complimentary wine-and-massage session on Wednesdays is a big draw. Check out the myriad skin and body treatments, including the unique sunless and spray-tanning, cellulite reduction and the infra-red sauna. The regular stuff lines the card as well—waxing, facials, massages—you know the drill. An online shopping option will help maintain that glow for a while longer. With loads of special offers, the spa ensures that you do not have to spend the rest of the month earning back any heavy bread; check the website for updates. Though you can walk in, appointments are advisable. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Rustic tranquility & notable architecture |
2107 Lyon Street (at Washington Street) San Francisco, CA 94109 United States +1 415 346 6466 http://www.sfswedenborgian.org/ |
The small wooden church, a masterpiece of the arts-and-crafts movement when it was built in 1895, has a warm, rustic ambiance and reverence for nature that reflects both that movement and the Swedenborgian philosophy. The font, for example, is a giant clam shell, while the exposed beams in the ceiling are untrimmed logs. The murals are by noted artist Wilbur Keith. Visitors are welcome to meditate in the church or in the well-kept garden. Review © 2007, Wcities |