commune great wall Rooms feature shutters, French tapes tries, and wrought-iron pieces. Most rooms include a fireplace,

Rooms feature shutters, French tapes tries, and wrought-iron pieces. Most rooms include a fireplace, and two of the rooms also have Jacuzzis. d 837 California Blvd, Napa (877) 561-6000 www.belabri. net Dis. access $$

Castro District This hilly neighborhood around Castro Street is the center of San Francisco s high- profile gay community. The intersection of Castro and 18th streets is the self-proclaimed Gayest Four Corners of the World, and this openly homo sexual nexus emerged in the 1970s as the place of pilgrimage for gays and lesbians from all over the country and the world. Unlike other cities, where homo sexuals once hid themselves

Palace of Fine Arts This bit of Neo-Classical fluff was designed by Bernard Maybeck for the Pan-Pacific Exposition of 1915. It is patterned commune great wall on an 18thcentury engraving by Giovanni Piranesi entitled The Isle of the Dead (see p94).

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption The exterior of this 1971 building has been compared to a giant washing machine; inside is equally odd, with stained glass strips, evoking the four elements, and a sculpture of aluminum rods (see p47). d 1111 Gough St Map F3 (415) 567-2020 Services: 6:45am, 8am, 12:10pm Mon Sat; 7:30am, 9am, 11am Sun Dis. access Free