80 Minutes

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Welcome to the "City by the Bay!"

Join Doug Jones, one of America's leading travelog producers, on a wonderful journey to the city where "cable cars climb halfway to the stars..."This feature-length travelog takes you behind-the-scenes of a magnificent city to discover the unknown, the unusual and the curious facets on this diamond of American urban life.

Fly out over the city then board a cable car for a ride to Fisherman's Wharf. Stop on the way to see the machinery that keeps the cable in motion. See craftsman restoring Victorian homes. Relive the dramatic events of the Great Earthquake of 1906, stand before the Golden Gate Bridge, watch the fog roll in, shop off Union Square, visit the San Francisco Mint, learn the history of Blue Jeans and see them being made in the city where they were born. Wander Fisherman's Wharf then cross the bay to Alcatraz, San Francisco's most eerie attraction.

Learn of San Francisco ethnic diversity by visiting Chinatown, the Mission District, and Little Italy. Watch Columbus Day parade, walk on Nob Hill, go to Oakland, Berkley and ride on BART, take a ferry to Sausalito, relax in the Napa Valley, discover the charm of Golden Gate park, the raucous North Beach nightlife, and see two of San Francisco's biggest celebrations, Halloween and Chinese New Year.

All this and much more awaits in "everybody’s favorite city," SAN FRANCISCO - THE CITY AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW.