I like all of RIT's ideas....but I'd add:

* Fulsom (near Sacramento) -- quaint little ex-railroad town
* Day at Stinson beach, or driving fdown Highway 1 (Coastal Highway)
* Ghirardelli Square and Fisherman's Wharf (downtown SF)
* Sausalito -- cool restaurants, and conveniently near the Marin Headlands (which overlook the Golden Gate and are AWESOME)
* Haight-Ashbury if you like that stuff

If I think of others I'll let you know. If I was actually in town -- instead of being in Chicago (ironic isn't it?) -- I'd offer to play tour guide. Have fun!

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