There are a number of wholesale marketplaces in San Francisco's SOMA including the San Francisco Flower Mart on the corner of Sixth and Brannen Streets.
View a 360° panorama (even full screen if you wish) that I shot inside the Flower Market for a World Wide Panorama event.
The origins of the San Francisco Flower Mart go back to the late 1800's when local growers sold their flowers three days a week at Lotta's fountain in downtown San Francisco. A market located at 5th and Howard Streets was opened in 1924 and moved to the current specially designed and constructed facility at Sixth and Brannan Streets in 1956.
Known then as the San Francisco Flower Market Terminal and now officially the San Francisco Flower Mart, it has expanded from a "growers" market to a marketplace for floral wholesalers that includes over 60 vendors of cut flowers, potted plants, blooming plants and floral supplies.
One of those vendors, Brannan Street Wholesale Florist, Inc. where this panorama was shot, shares a 40-year tradition as part of the historic San Francisco Flower Market Terminal. They offer approximately 400 types of fresh flowers and greens from local and international growers.
The San Francisco Flower Mart is open for wholesale badge holders only from 2:00 am to 10:00 am Monday, Wednesday and Fridays and 5:00 am to 10:00 am Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. It is open to the public from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
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Yerba Buena Gardens has 5.5 acres of gardens, theaters, shopping, ice skating, bowling, a historic carousel and a technology center and outdoor performance area. You will also find the largest man-made waterfall outside of Atlanta here. Walk behind the waterfall for a unique, and misty, experience. The reflecting pond above the waterfall is in the first panorama at the left.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art — SFMOMA opened a new museum facility , designed by renowned Swiss architect Mario Botta, on Third Street in 1995. Visitors to SFMOMA also enjoy docent led tours, the Koret Visitor Education Center, Café Museo and the Museum Store.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is located at Mission & Third Streets in the Yerba Buena Gardens district and is a multidisciplinary art center featuring visual arts, performing arts, film/video and education programs.
Zeum, formerly known as the Studio for Technology and the Arts, was founded as a not-for-profit organization in 1992. Zeum on the rooftop at Yerba Buena Gardens is a place where young people, artists, and educators can work together in a hands-on creative environment.
 The Zeum Carousel — also on the rooftop at Yerba Buena Gardens, above Moscone Convention Center — was sidtracked to Seattle because of the 1906 earthquake, eventually made it to San Francisco's Playland-at-the-Beach where it operated for 58 years. Moved to Long Beach in 1984 it returned to SF in 1988.
 The California Academy of Sciences and Steinhart Aquarium are now in SOMA at their temporary location on Howard Street during their rebuilding project in Golden Gate Park. The first scientific institution in the western U.S., the Academy was founded in 1853. Sturgen, alligator snapping turtles and moray eels are just a few of the many creatures to be viewed close up at Steinhart Aquarium. African Penquins, a 20,000 gallon coral reef aquarium, discovery tide pool and much more are featured.
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Another fun place to visit is the Cartoon Art Museum (also included with the Go San Francisco Card). It's located at 655 Mission Street and is the only museum in the United States dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of cartoon art in all its forms.
 The California Historical Society (free entry with Go SF card) at 678 Mission, half a block from Yerba Buena Gardens and SFMOMa, has museum galleries, a museum store and the North Baker research library. The CHS Photography Collection has works by Ansel Adams and Eadweard Muybridge among its 500,000+ images.
Use your San Francisco CityPass for seven days of unlimited travel on cable cars, streetcars, and all other MUNI vehicles as well as entrance to five popular SF attractions including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art — SFMOMA and the California Academy of Sciences.
The View Lounge at the top of The San Francisco Marriott Hotel provides diners with panoramic views of Yerba Buena Gardens, most of the South of Market Area, downtown San Francisco and even small sections of both the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge. The 1,500 room San Francisco Marriott Hotel was opened in 1987 and is located across the street from the Moscone Convention Center, a short stroll from the Financial District and minutes from Union Square.
Sony Metreon – mega entertainment center opened in 1999 — covers 350,000 square feet on four levels, and houses 15 movie theatres, an IMAX•theatre, interactive attractions, nine restaurants and many shops.
South Park’s Sunday afternoon calm contrasts with its workday role as the center of San Francisco’s famous Multimedia Gulch. An interesting account of South Park history is told by Bill Roddy.
Did you ever wonder where San Francisco street names come from? Click here to find out.
Walk a segment of The Gold Rush Trail through SOMA.
Find additional historical information about SOMA at South of The Slot.
After you've taken a virtual tour of San Francisco on iNeTours.com you might want to take a real San Francisco Tour.
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