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The renaissance of San Francisco's Fisherman’s Wharf

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published October 23, 2017 at 6:11 AM PDT
WWII troop transport birthed and open to the public at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco
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WWII troop transport birthed and open to the public at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco
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Alioto's a longtime favorite at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco
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Alioto's a longtime favorite at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco
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Newer trendier destinations alongside classics at Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco
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Newer trendier destinations alongside classics at Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco
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Ripley's Believe it or Not a classic at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco
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Ripley's Believe it or Not a classic at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco
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Madam Tussaud's at Fisherman's Wharf where you can do selfies with the wax figures
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Madam Tussaud's at Fisherman's Wharf where you can do selfies with the wax figures
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The Franciscan Crab Restaurant an icon along Fisherman's Wharf since 1957
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The Franciscan Crab Restaurant an icon along Fisherman's Wharf since 1957
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Fisherman's Wharf district's Pier 39 crab statue
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Fisherman's Wharf district's Pier 39 crab statue
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Fisherman's Wharf district's Pier 39 features a Hard Rock Cafe and store
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Fisherman's Wharf district's Pier 39 features a Hard Rock Cafe and store
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FIsherman's Wharf district's Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39
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FIsherman's Wharf district's Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39
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Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Rachel Brown with the Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District
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Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Rachel Brown with the Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District
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Sunset over the Embarcadero in San Francisco
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Sunset over the Embarcadero in San Francisco
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The Franciscan--an iconic Fisherman's Wharf destination in San Francisco since 1957
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The Franciscan--an iconic Fisherman's Wharf destination in San Francisco since 1957

San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf is one of the City’s iconic destinations for tourists from around the world, along with Alcatraz, Chinatown, Union Square and Coit Tower. Join Tom Wilmer in San Francisco for a visit with Rachel Brown, Marketing and Communications Director for the Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District.

Brown talks about the incredible transformations and evolution of the area with more than $300 million invested in capital improvements over the past seven years, and its trendy appeal as a nighttime hang out for local millennials.

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Tom Wilmer
Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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