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Surrounded by museums, movie theaters, and coffee shops, the Yerba Buena Gardens are located steps away from the Westin. Enlarge

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Affirmation Conference's Exciting Location
Renowned Attractions Are Found Steps Away from the Conference Hotel

The Affirmation Conference will be held this year at the Westin on Market Street, which is located in the hub of one of San Francisco's most vibrant and exciting districts, the Yerba Buena Neighborhood. This sleek and elegant hotel overlooks a jewel of a park, the Yerba Buena Gardens, which features a beautiful fountain tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., an expansive lawn area for picnics and concerts, and terraces with coffee shops. You can enjoy the outdoors while you contemplate your activities for the day--and your choices are many.

Within less than a block are four of the most fascinating museums San Francisco has to offer. The Museum of Modern Art features a newly completed rooftop garden. The innovative Yerba Buena Center for the Arts showcases everything from edgy installations to experimental film. The culturally rich Contemporary Jewish Museum and the fun and quirky Cartoon Art Museum are also found at this location.

If you care to do some shopping, you are situated perfectly for the best that San Franasfcisco has to offer. Only one block away is The Westfield San Francisco Centre – the largest urban shopping mall west of the Mississippi. A few more blocks brings you to the famous Union Square, shopping mecca for many generations. Within a few blocks are world-class department stores and internationally famous designer shops—not to mention local stores which will make your shopping experiences unique.

In addition to department stores, boutiques, and commercial art galleries, there are many places of historic interest tucked into the area, including the Old Mint, Lotta's Fountain, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, The Palace Hotel, and the nearby Chinatown and the Ferry Building.

When you are ready to eat, you have abundant choices reflecting many appetites, ethnicities, palates, and budgets. Represented within blocks of each other are upscale, trend-setting restaurants, pleasant mainstay establishments, informal down-homey cafes, and popular fast-food franchises.

After a meal, you can take in a movie. Two multiplex movie theaters are within a block of the hotel. The Metreon features the best IMAX screen in the Bay Area, and the Century is under the same roof as the Westfield San Francisco Centre. If you are drawn to live theater, you are in luck: A few blocks away is San Francisco's theater district with blockbuster musicals and first-rate drama.

Or maybe you are interested in something more physical. Yerba Buena Gardens offers ice skating and bowling. There are also many fascinating places to take a post-meal stroll, including the Embarcadero with its lovely views of the bay.

For those who care to venture out beyond walking distance, there are several modes of transportation linking you to the rest of this fascinating city, including BART (subway), MUNI (street cars and buses), taxis and cable cars.

And after all of this, look forward to returning to the serene Westin for a good rest on their signature Heavenly Beds.

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