The Golden Gate Bridge is not gold. It is painted a color called international orange.
Painters work on the Golden Gate Bridge all year, and they never really finish.
San Francisco's cable cars are the last ones in the world still pulled by a moving cable.
The fog in San Francisco has a nickname. People call it Karl.
Sea lions took over Pier 39 in 1989 and simply never left.
Lombard Street has eight sharp turns, built because the hill was too steep to drive.
San Francisco is built on more than 40 hills, and some streets are too steep to walk.
Alcatraz was a prison on an island, and no one ever proved they escaped it.
Chinatown in San Francisco is the oldest one in all of North America.
The Exploratorium lets you touch almost everything, which most museums do not allow.
Fortune cookies were invented in San Francisco, not in China.
The Golden Gate Bridge can swing 27 feet sideways in a strong wind on purpose.
Muir Woods has redwoods older than 800 years, and they are just across the bridge.
San Francisco's foghorns still sound every day, guiding boats through the mist.
The city has a wild parrot flock, descended from escaped pets, living in the trees.
Airplane wings are built to bend and flex in rough air, and that is on purpose.
The little hole in an airplane window keeps the pressure safe and stops fogging.
Pilots and copilots are usually served different meals in case one gets sick.
A jet engine sucks in enough air every second to fill a hot air balloon.
Your suitcase gets a barcode tag that computers read more than ten times per trip.
Airport runways have numbers that tell pilots which direction they point.
The window seat is the coldest seat on a plane because the wall touches outside air.
Air traffic controllers watch thousands of planes at once and keep them all apart.
Chewing gum or yawning helps your ears pop when the plane climbs or lands.
Most planes fly higher than the clouds, which is why it is sunny up there.
A plane's black box is actually bright orange so it is easier to find.
Food tastes less salty and sweet on a plane, so airlines season it extra.
The fastest a passenger jet usually flies is around 575 miles per hour.
Every airport in the world has its own three letter code, like a nickname.
Packing cubes let you fit more clothes because squished clothes take up less room.
Roll your clothes instead of folding them and they wrinkle less in a suitcase.
Maps used to be drawn by hand, and mapmakers sometimes guessed at the edges.
A compass needle always points north because Earth itself works like a giant magnet.
Time zones exist so the sun is overhead around noon almost everywhere on Earth.
The word vacation comes from a Latin word that simply means to be empty.
Postcards were invented in the 1860s and were cheaper to send than letters.
Souvenir is a French word that means to remember, which is exactly the point.
Travel journals help you remember small details your photos never manage to catch.
Some hotels give kids their own tiny robe and slippers if you ask nicely.
Counting license plates from different states is the oldest road trip game there is.
Sunscreen needs about fifteen minutes to start working before you get in the water.
Drinking extra water on a plane helps, because cabin air is drier than a desert.
A paper map does not need batteries, which is why sailors still carry them.
Passports have tiny hidden pictures that only show up under a special blue light.
The best souvenir is usually the cheapest one, because you actually keep using it.
The Golden Gate Bridge is not gold. It is painted a color called international orange.
Painters work on the Golden Gate Bridge all year, and they never really finish.
San Francisco's cable cars are the last ones in the world still pulled by a moving cable.
The fog in San Francisco has a nickname. People call it Karl.
Sea lions took over Pier 39 in 1989 and simply never left.
Lombard Street has eight sharp turns, built because the hill was too steep to drive.
San Francisco is built on more than 40 hills, and some streets are too steep to walk.
Alcatraz was a prison on an island, and no one ever proved they escaped it.
Chinatown in San Francisco is the oldest one in all of North America.
The Exploratorium lets you touch almost everything, which most museums do not allow.
Fortune cookies were invented in San Francisco, not in China.
The Golden Gate Bridge can swing 27 feet sideways in a strong wind on purpose.
Muir Woods has redwoods older than 800 years, and they are just across the bridge.
San Francisco's foghorns still sound every day, guiding boats through the mist.
We leave for San Francisco today. Go go go!
The city has a wild parrot flock, descended from escaped pets, living in the trees.
Cut along the lines. Loop the highest number first, then thread each new strip through the last one before taping it closed.
