Summer 2012

 “The Crookedest Street”  Constructed in 1922  Eight turns  Approximately 250 steps on each side  16% hill downgrade

 Popular tourist attraction  Home of Harbor Seals  Many eateries including Bubba Gump Shrimp  Aquarium of the Bay  Shops and bakeries  Boat cruises and Bay tours

 Has street performers  “The Bushman” who hides behind shrubs and jumps out and scares tourists  The Wax Museum  Ripley’s Believe it or Not museum  Vendors

 Federal Penitentiary  Inmates were granted one visit per month  Highest inmate count was 302  Only 2 inmates successfully escaped and were never found

 Birthplace of the fortune cookie  Tien Hau Temple – oldest temple (1852)  Many vendors  Largest Chinese community outside Asia  The 2000 Census reported 100,574 residents

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I forgot to add my chart (which has nothing to do with my vacation, but I included it anyway).