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Chinatown

The entrance to Chinatown at Grant Avenue and Bush Street is called the "Dragon's Gate." Inside are 24 blocks of hustle and bustle, most of it taking place along Grant, the oldest street in San Francisco. This city within a city is best explored on foot; exotic shops, food markets, temples and small museums comprise its boundaries. Visitors can buy herbal remedies, enjoy samples at a tea bar or order a "dim sum" lunch.

	Chinese Historical Society of America Museum & Learning Center Housed in the historic Julia Morgan Chinatown YWCA, the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center includes exhibitions dedicated to the history, art and culture of Chinese America. The Main Gallery features an annotated history of Chinese Americans in the US focusing on the 1800's to current events. 965 Clay Street, San Francisco, 94108-1527 415-391-1188 www.chsa.org
	Portsmouth Square Plaza This square is called the "Heart of Chinatown" because Chinatown started along one side of the square and now extends around and beyond it. Portsmouth Square is rich with history as marked by statues, markers, and plaques sprinkled throughout the square. Also the Chinatown Night Market Fair is held here. 50 Walter U Lum Pl (between Clay St & Washington St) San Francisco, CA 94108 Map
	Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory As you walk down Ross Alley, you may just pass this fortune cookie factory, but the aroma of the freshly made fortune cookies will draw you in. This factory has been supplying fortune cookies to Chinatown and around the world since 1962. When you step in, you will be confronted with barrels of fortune cookies of all shapes and sizes. Within a few paces of the entrance you can see fortune cookies being made right in front of you. When you are inside the factory, you will be amazed at how quickly the fortune cookies are made. Come experience the fortune cookie factory and taste freshly made fortune cookies. 56 Ross Alley San Francisco, CA 94108-1204 (415) 781-3956 Map
	Old St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Mary's Square Old St. Mary's Church was established by Father Henry Ignatius Stark as a mission. The purpose was to teach the Chinese community about the Catholic faith. It was built by Chinese laborers in 1854 with brick brought around Cape Horn and granite cut in China. It was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and rebuilt in 1909. Across from this Catholic landmark is St. Mary's Square, where a 12-foot statue of Sun Yat Sen, founder of the Chinese Republic, is located. In the early part of the century he spent several years of political asylum in San Francisco. Also in St. Mary's Square is a dedication to the Americans of Chinese ancestry who gave their lives for America in World Wars I and II. 660 California at Grant, San Francisco, 94108 Map

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