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Greater San Francisco Travel Information on USATravelPal.com
USATravelPal.com, a comprehensive travel website in progress, currently includes information on over 1500 exciting destinations throughout the USA. When complete, it will have over 3000 destinations. The site includes information on 25 destinations throughout the Greater San Francisco Area, also known as the Bay Area. Besides San Francisco, this region includes the other eight counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay. Among the popular destinations in the area are Angel Island, Berkeley, Muir Woods, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Jose, and Sausalito.
Berkeley is one of the most exciting places to visit in the Greater San Francisco area. Berkeley is home to UC Berkeley, one of the largest campuses of the University of California. During the 1960s, UC Berkeley earned its reputation as a hotbed of liberal politics, due to its numerous student demonstrations for civil rights and against the Vietnam War. Berkeley is also home to the Lawrence Hall of Science, a world-famous science museum up in the hills.
Another exciting destination in the Greater San Francisco area is the city of San Jose. Located about 50 miles south of San Francisco, San Jose is the second largest city in the state, next to Los Angeles. San Jose is home to Silicon Valley, where the bulk of the high-tech industry is located. Other exciting destinations in the city include the Mission Santa Clara de Asis, the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium, The Tech Museum of Innovation, and the Winchester Mystery House.
