If you plan to be in the San Francisco Bay Area, we hope you will stop by for a visit. Please check our list of events for descriptions, dates and times of public programs. -- http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/calendar.html .

High-tech exhibitry tells the story of San Francisco’s colorful and diverse maritime heritage in San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s first Visitor Center. A First Order Fresnel lighthouse lens, a magnificent brass structure encasing hundreds of precisely polished prisms, guides visitors through the door. Once inside, they can get a heading from the uniformed Rangers staffing an information desk, or simply sail through the fun and interactive panels and displays.