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Friday May 27, 2005

How to get to Yerba Buena Gardens

Yerba Buena Gardens, located at Fourth and Mission streets in San Francisco, is easily accessible by public transportation or by car. Here are some directions:

By public transportation:

Yerba Buena Gardens is a short walk from the BART/Muni Powell and Montgomery stations. Convenient Muni bus lines include the 14 Mission, 15 Third, 30 Stockton, 45 Union and all Market Street routes. The CalTrain Station at Fourth and Townsend streets is served directly by Muni’s 30 Stockton, with stops on Third Street at Howard and at Mission. Yerba Buena Gardens is also accessible by Golden Gate Transit, SamTrans and AC Transit downtown bus routes.

By car:

From the East Bay: Take Interstate 80 and exit at Fremont Street. Take an immediate left from Fremont onto Howard Street and get into the right lane. Go two blocks and turn right on Third Street. The gardens will be on your left immediately across Third Street from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

rom the Peninsula: Take Highway 101 until it connects to Interstate 80 and exit at Fourth Street; Fourth immediately leads onto Bryant Street. Take a left from Bryant onto Third Street. The gardens will be on your left between Howard and Mission streets and immediately across Third Street from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

From the North Bay: Take Highway 101 to Lombard Street. Follow Lombard to Van Ness Avenue and turn right; follow Van Ness until you reach Golden Gate Avenue and turn left. Follow Golden Gate as it crosses Market Street onto Sixth Street. Turn left from Sixth Street onto Folsom Street and follow Folsom up to Third Street; turn left onto Third. The gardens will be on your left between Howard and Mission Streets and immediately across Third Street from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Parking lots, garages and street parking are available nearby. Some of the garages offering the closest access to Yerba Buena Gardens include Yerba Buena Garage, Fifth and Mission; Moscone Garage, Moscone Center; Hearst Parking Center, 45 Third St., between Market and Mission.

ISRAEL IN THE GARDENS

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