Union Square is a historical and pretty park highl...

Union Square is a historical and pretty park highlighted on the Barbary Coast Trail self-guided walking tour. Guide books are available at the Tourist Information Center in the very sketchy Bart - Powell Street Station about where the trail begins. There are some neat details: the Maiden Lane off the East side of the park was a home to prostitutes; The woman on the Dewey Monument is a cute rags-to-riches story; there's a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; and the lobby of the Westin St. Francis Hotel is worth wandering into. There's a public restroom and a great coffee shop right in the square.