QUICK HITS.What a sight: Beginning Friday, visitors can get the only 360-degree view available of the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden skyline from the roof of the 41-story One Embarcadero Center For the Embarcadero Center complex, see Embarcadero Center Three Embarcadero Center is an office skyscraper located in San Francisco's Financial District. The building is part of the Embarcadero Center, which is a complex of six interconnected buildings and one , at Battery and Sacramento streets. The new SkyDeck, which offers both indoor and outdoor viewing, will be open 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekends. Admission is $4 adults, $3.50 seniors 62 and older and students 13-17, and $3 children 5-12. Information: (800) 733-6318. Blooms and blossoms: Autumn at the Arboretum arboretum: see botanical garden. arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. , Dallas' annual fall flower festival, runs Oct. 5-Nov. 3 with entertainment, food, games and lots of fall flowers. The Arboretum will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; admission is $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 kids age 6-12; parking is $2 per car. Information: (214) 327-8263. Sail with Mickey: Disney Cruise Line Disney Cruise Line is owned by The Walt Disney Company and headquartered in Celebration, Florida. The business is run by President Tom McAlpin as part of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division. opens its reservations center Sept. 30. Inaugural sailing season begins April 10, 1998, with three and four-day cruises as part of weeklong vacations that include three or four days at Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World Resort. The line's first ship, Disney Magic, will sail round-trip from Port Canaveral This article is about the port of Port Canaveral. For the city, see Cape Canaveral, Florida. Port Canaveral is a major cruise and cargo port located in Brevard County, Florida. Port Canaveral is the second busiest cruise port in the world with 4. , Fla., to Port of Nassau and Castaway Cay, Disney's private Bahamian island. Information: (407) 566-7000. Presidential treatment: If you expect to head for Washington, D.C., for the inaugural in January - and you have a spare $30,000 in your pocket - you might try the Premiere Presidential Package at the Ritz-Carlton. The package includes four nights' accommodations in the 1,685-square-foot Presidential Suite Jan. 17-21, a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce, a 24-hour butler, breakfast in bed daily, a gourmet dinner for 12 in the suite's private dining room. Information: (202) 293-2100. |
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