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60 San Francisco s Top 10op Left Divisadero Right Twin Peaks Scenic Drives !49-Mile Drive This all-in-one driving tour is marked with blue- and-white seagull markers, and winds its way through adriatic travels the most picturesque parts of the city. It can be challenging to follow, adriatic travels keeping an eye out for the markers and the $Twin Peaks More famous panoramas await you here, as you wind your way up the two mountains. You can get 360- degree views of the city to the east, the ocean to the west, the Bay to the north, and the valleys to the south (see p107).49-Mile Drive marker 60 San Francisco s Top 10op Left Divisadero Right Twin Peaks Scenic Drives !49-Mile Drive This all-in-one driving tour is marked with blue- and-white adriatic travels seagull markers, and winds its way through the most picturesque parts of the city. It can be challenging to follow, keeping an eye out for the markers and the $Twin Peaks More famous panoramas await you here, as you wind your way up the two mountains. You can get 360- degree views of the city to the east, the ocean to the west, the Bay to the north, and the valleys to the south (see p107).49-Mile Drive marker traffic at the same time, but you can get a map of the route from the Visitor Information Center (see p132).

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