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February, 2009

A San Francisco Treat

Exploring the California Academy of Sciences, the greenest museum on earth.

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The California Academy of Sciences, which reopened in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this past fall, is now in a new building that resembles a high-style space station — all glass and recycled steel and capped with an undulating green roof (Read More…)

Check In, Check Out: The Good Hotel, San Francisco

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THE BASICS The Good Hotel, which opened last November, claims to be the first “hotel with a conscience.” Anthropomorphizing aside, the hotel does have many admirable qualities: low prices (rooms start at $89), eco-friendly touches and a philanthropic streak. (Read More…)