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 - [`itinerary.md`](itinerary.md) — full plan: timeline, day-by-day, bookings overview
 - [`bookings/`](bookings/) — one file per accommodation / transport booking, with confirmation PDFs
 - [`emails/`](emails/) — host messages and receipts
+- Sights menus — candidate things to see per leg:
+  - [`sf_sights.md`](sf_sights.md) · [`parks_sights.md`](parks_sights.md) (Yosemite + Sequoia/Kings Canyon) · [`la_sights.md`](la_sights.md) · [`vegas_sights.md`](vegas_sights.md)
 
 ## Group
 
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 | Date | Day | Location | Notes |
 |------|-----|----------|-------|
 | Sep 19 | Sat | Daly City (SF area) | ✅ Airbnb check-in after 3 PM · KT picks up rental car at SFO |
-| Sep 20 | Sun | San Francisco | — |
-| Sep 21 | Mon | San Francisco | — |
+| Sep 20 | Sun | San Francisco | [See plan ↓](#sep-20--san-francisco-golden-gate--waterfront) · Golden Gate, Marin Headlands, Wharf (car day) |
+| Sep 21 | Mon | San Francisco | [See plan ↓](#sep-21--san-francisco-downtown--classic-sf) · Downtown, cable cars, Chinatown (BART day) |
 | Sep 22 | Tue | Yosemite | Check-out SF by 11 AM · Depart 7 AM · [See plan ↓](#sep-22--sf--yosemite-valley) · Wawona check-in (flexible) |
 | Sep 23 | Wed | Yosemite | [See plan ↓](#sep-23--yosemite--glacier-point--mariposa-grove) |
 | Sep 24 | Thu | Sequoia | Check-out Wawona by 10 AM · Drive Hwy 41 (~3 hrs) · [See plan ↓](#sep-24--yosemite--sequoia) · Gilmore Cabin check-in from 4 PM |
@@ -53,8 +53,36 @@
 
 ## Detailed Day Plans
 
+> **Option to look into — Alcatraz:** ferry from Pier 33, ~2.5–3 hrs round trip. No car needed. If the group wants it, best slotted into the **Sep 21 morning** (BART day) — reach Pier 33 via the F-line streetcar, then do downtown after. This avoids clashing with the Sep 20 morning, which Marin Headlands wants for the pre-fog bridge view. **Sells out weeks ahead — reserve early.**
+> **Mondays:** some museums (incl. the de Young) are closed — check before counting on them Sep 21.
+
+### Sep 20 — San Francisco: Golden Gate & Waterfront
+
+> **Sights menu:** see [`sf_sights.md`](sf_sights.md) for the full candidate list.
+
+*Car day — flexible for the north-side viewpoints BART doesn't reach.*
+
+- **Morning** Drive to **Marin Headlands / Battery Spencer** — the classic Golden Gate Bridge panorama; go early before fog and crowds
+- **Late morning** Cross back over the bridge → **Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center** & Fort Point underneath
+- **Midday** **Palace of Fine Arts** → **Crissy Field** (bridge + skyline)
+- **Afternoon** Drive **Lombard Street** (the crooked block) → park near **Fisherman's Wharf**
+- **Late afternoon** **Pier 39** sea lions → **Ghirardelli Square**; dinner on the waterfront
+
+### Sep 21 — San Francisco: Downtown & Classic SF
+
+*BART day — park the rental in Daly City, ride in to skip downtown parking.*
+
+- **Morning** BART Daly City → **Embarcadero**; **Ferry Building** marketplace for breakfast
+  - *Optional:* **Alcatraz** — early ferry from Pier 33 (F-line streetcar from the Embarcadero); book ahead
+- **Late morning** Ride a **cable car** (California St line) over Nob Hill → **Union Square**
+- **Midday** **Chinatown** (Dragon Gate) → **North Beach** (Little Italy) → **Coit Tower** views
+- **Afternoon** **Alamo Square** Painted Ladies; optional **Golden Gate Park** (de Young / Japanese Tea Garden)
+- **Evening** BART back from Powell St → Daly City
+
 ### Sep 22 — SF → Yosemite Valley
 
+> **Sights menu:** see [`parks_sights.md`](parks_sights.md) for the full candidate list + seasonal notes (firefall, water levels, etc.).
+
 - **7 AM** Depart SF
 - **Morning** Tunnel View (Hwy 120 entrance) → Bridalveil Fall (5-min walk) → Valley View (Merced River framing)
 - **Late afternoon** Cook's Meadow Loop — 1 mile, flat, Half Dome framing, good golden hour
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+# Los Angeles — Places to See
+
+*Candidate menu of sights. No day plan yet (Sep 27–29) — pick from here to build one.*
+
+> **Getting around:** you still have the rental car through Sep 30 — essential here, LA is spread out and transit is weak. Budget for traffic between areas.
+
+## Beaches & Coast
+
+- **Santa Monica Pier** — Ferris wheel, end of Route 66
+- **Venice Beach** — boardwalk, canals
+- **Malibu** — coastline, PCH drive
+
+## Hollywood & Landmarks
+
+- **Griffith Observatory** — Hollywood Sign views, city panorama (great at sunset)
+- **Hollywood Walk of Fame** & TCL Chinese Theatre
+- **Beverly Hills / Rodeo Drive**
+
+## Museums & Culture
+
+- **Getty Center** — art + architecture + gardens, free entry (paid parking)
+- **LACMA** — Urban Light installation
+- **The Broad** — contemporary art (free, reserve ahead)
+
+## Theme parks (full-day each, optional)
+
+- **Universal Studios Hollywood**
+- **Disneyland** — Anaheim, ~45 min south
+
+## Neighborhoods
+
+- **Downtown LA** — Grand Central Market, Arts District
+- **Santa Monica / Abbot Kinney** — dining, shopping
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+# National Parks — Places to See
+
+*Candidate menu of sights (with seasonal notes) for the Yosemite and Sequoia / Kings Canyon legs. The chosen, day-by-day version lives in the park day plans in [`itinerary.md`](itinerary.md).*
+
+---
+
+## Yosemite (Sep 22–24)
+
+### Valley
+
+- **Tunnel View** — classic panoramic first look into the valley
+- **Bridalveil Fall** — 5-min walk from the car, right near Tunnel View
+- **Valley View** — Merced River framing of the valley
+- **El Capitan** — view from the meadow below. *Note: Horsetail Fall firefall effect only happens in February; waterfall likely dry in September*
+- **Cook's Meadow Loop** — flat 1-mile walk, Half Dome framed over open meadow, great for golden hour photography
+- **Mirror Lake** — Half Dome reflection, early fall colour; water level typically low in late September
+- **Lower Yosemite Falls trail** — easy 1-mile paved loop, ~20-30 min, gets you right to the base
+
+### Above the Valley
+
+- **Glacier Point** — best morning light on Half Dome, spectacular panoramic views
+
+### South (near Wawona)
+
+- **Mariposa Grove** — largest giant sequoia grove in Yosemite, 10 min from the cabin
+
+---
+
+## Sequoia & Kings Canyon (Sep 24–26)
+
+> **No cell service** near the Miramonte cabin — screenshot maps and notes before arrival.
+
+### Sequoia — Giant Forest area
+
+- **Giant Forest Museum** — orientation, start here
+- **General Sherman Tree** — largest tree on Earth by volume; shuttle access
+- **Congress Trail** — 2-mile paved loop through giant sequoias; better than just the Sherman stop
+- **Moro Rock** — granite dome, ~350 steps to a panoramic summit
+- **Big Trees Trail** — easy flat loop around a meadow
+- **Tunnel Log** — drive-through fallen sequoia
+- **Tokopah Falls** — ~3.5-mile round-trip hike from Lodgepole
+- **Crystal Cave** — marble cave, guided tour only, tickets in advance. *Note: usually closes for the season in late Sep / early Oct — verify dates*
+
+### Kings Canyon
+
+- **Grant Grove & General Grant Tree** — the "Nation's Christmas Tree", quieter than Sequoia
+- **Kings Canyon Scenic Byway (Hwy 180)** — dramatic descent into the canyon; walls glow in afternoon light
+- **Roaring River Falls** — short walk from the byway
+- **Zumwalt Meadow** — short loop, canyon walls + river
+- **Road's End** — end of the byway, trailheads (~2 hrs each way from the cabin)
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+# San Francisco — Places to See
+
+*Candidate menu of sights. The chosen, day-by-day version lives in the SF day plans (Sep 20–21) in [`itinerary.md`](itinerary.md).*
+
+> **Getting around:** car for the Marin side (no transit there); BART + cable cars / F-line streetcar for the downtown core (parking is brutal). Base is Daly City, ~20–30 min south.
+
+## Marin side (car only)
+
+- **Marin Headlands / Battery Spencer** — the classic Golden Gate Bridge panorama; go early before fog
+
+## North Waterfront
+
+- **Golden Gate Bridge** — Welcome Center + Fort Point underneath
+- **Lombard Street** — the crooked block
+- **Fisherman's Wharf / Pier 39** — sea lions
+- **Ghirardelli Square** — chocolate + waterfront dining
+- **Coit Tower** — city + bay views from Telegraph Hill
+- **Alcatraz** — ferry from Pier 33, ~2.5–3 hrs round trip. *Book weeks ahead — sells out*
+
+## Downtown / Central
+
+- **Ferry Building** — marketplace, food (big farmers market Tue/Sat)
+- **Cable cars** — California St or Powell lines
+- **Union Square** — shopping core
+- **Chinatown** — Dragon Gate, largest outside Asia
+- **North Beach** — Little Italy, cafés
+
+## West / Parks
+
+- **Alamo Square** — the Painted Ladies
+- **Golden Gate Park** — de Young Museum, Japanese Tea Garden. *de Young closed Mondays*
+- **Lands End** — coastal trail, Sutro Baths ruins
+- **Twin Peaks** — panoramic city viewpoint
+- **Ocean Beach** — Pacific coast, sunsets
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+# Las Vegas — Places to See
+
+*Candidate menu of sights. No day plan yet (Sep 30–Oct 3) — pick from here to build one.*
+
+> **No car in Vegas:** the rental is dropped at LAX on Sep 30 before flying in. Getting around the Strip is walkable + rideshare/monorail, but **any day trip (Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, etc.) needs a tour or a separate Vegas rental** — plan that ahead.
+
+## The Strip
+
+- **Bellagio Fountains** — free water show, every 15–30 min
+- **Hotel-hopping** — Venetian, Caesars, Bellagio conservatory, etc.
+- **High Roller** — observation wheel at The LINQ
+- **Sphere** — shows + exterior display
+
+## Old Vegas
+
+- **Fremont Street Experience** — light canopy, downtown vibe
+
+## Shows & Entertainment
+
+- **Cirque du Soleil** residencies (O, Mystère, etc.)
+- Headliner residencies — book ahead
+
+## Day trips (need tour or rental)
+
+- **Hoover Dam** — ~45 min
+- **Red Rock Canyon** — ~30 min, scenic loop drive
+- **Valley of Fire State Park** — ~1 hr, red sandstone
+- **Grand Canyon (West / South Rim)** — long day, ~2–4.5 hrs each way
+- **Death Valley** — ~2 hrs, extreme heat in early Oct
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-# Yosemite — Places to See
-
-## Valley
-
-- **Tunnel View** — classic panoramic first look into the valley
-- **Bridalveil Fall** — 5-min walk from the car, right near Tunnel View
-- **Valley View** — Merced River framing of the valley
-- **El Capitan** — view from the meadow below. *Note: Horsetail Fall firefall effect only happens in February; waterfall likely dry in September*
-- **Cook's Meadow Loop** — flat 1-mile walk, Half Dome framed over open meadow, great for golden hour photography
-- **Mirror Lake** — Half Dome reflection, early fall colour; water level typically low in late September
-- **Lower Yosemite Falls trail** — easy 1-mile paved loop, ~20-30 min, gets you right to the base
-
-## Above the Valley
-
-- **Glacier Point** — best morning light on Half Dome, spectacular panoramic views
-
-## South (near Wawona)
-
-- **Mariposa Grove** — largest giant sequoia grove in Yosemite, 10 min from the cabin