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Fresh seafood while waiting for your flight? Check. An art museum? Yup. Yoga studios? You bet. A piano-playing pig? Of course! Here are a few great reasons why SFO deserves to be your favorite airport LOCAL DINING Taste San Francisco’s famous sourdough from Boudin’s Bakery, enjoy an Irish coffee at The Buena Vista Café or a scoop of ice cream at Three Twins — just to name a few of the “only in San Francisco” spots you’ll find in the airport. WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITS San Francisco’s great museums are not limited to the city. SFO is the country’s only airport with a museum program accredited by the American Association of Museums. Discover world-class exhibits including photography, historical artifacts, sculpture and six mesmerizing light artworks from Illuminate SF. Don’t miss the new Video Arts Room in the International Terminal, where you can view works by contemporary artists and filmmakers. For a list of current exhibits, visit flysfo.com/museum. THE WAG BRIGADE Don’t be surprised if you see a team of adorable pets greet you in the terminal. To help reduce the stress of traveling, SFO has three trained therapy dogs and a spotted pig named LiLou available for petting and photo ops several days a week. You may even be lucky enough to catch one of LiLou’s piano performances! TRANSPORTATION It’s easy to make your way to or from the airport to downtown San Francisco. The most economical method is BART, which costs $8.95 from the airport to the Embarcadero and takes about 35 minutes. BART is easily accessed from any terminal by riding SFO’s free AirTrain to the Garage G/BART Station stop. Taxis are readily available from the roadway Center Islands on the Arrivals/Baggage Claim Level of all terminals. The cost is approximately $45-60 to the Union Square area, depending on traffic. To get to areas outside the city, there are shuttles, vans and privately operated buses departing from Center Island transportation zones on the Arrivals/Baggage Claim Level. Companies such as Lyft and UberX also provide prearranged transportation. SFO offers ad-free, one-click Wi-Fi. Look for the #SFO_FREE_WIFI network, launch your browser and click “Accept the Terms” for two hours of free internet access. Log in again if you need more time. Download FLYR, an app that finds the lowest rates and best time to book routes in a dozen languages.
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