One of the first areas you will travel through is the Marina.  Featuring a marina, of course, this portion of San Francisco also is home to some of the city's most breathtaking homes.

In 1989, the Bay Area was rocked by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake the afternoon of October 17, just before the third game of the World Series being held at Candlestick Park; the largest quake in the region since the infamous quake of 1906.  There was widespread damage throughout the city and fires caused a major concern.  Massive damage and one of the largest blazes occurred in the Marina District.  You'd never know it today, as this is one of the most elegant and immaculate communities in the city.

After scooting your way through the Marina, you will find yourself at another San Francisco tourist destination, Fort Point.  Here, you will find stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge, all of its footers and when the surf's up, you may even find locals hanging ten underneath the bridge!

When the weather is clear, you can see all the way to Sausalito and a good chunk of the Golden Gate itself; truly a beautiful portion of the California coast.

The namesake of Fort Point is an actual brick fort that was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1853 and 1861.  With 126 massive cannons, the fort was designed to block passage of any hostile ship or fleet into San Francisco Bay.

The Fort never saw any actual action.  The last of the garrisoned troops were withdrawn in 1886 but the facility was used for storage and training purposes for many years to follow.

From 1933 to 1937, Fort Point was used as the base of operations for the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.

During World War II, the military returned to the fort, where approximately 100 troops manned searchlights and rapid-fire weaponry mounted along the top of the structure to protect a submarine net strung across the entrance to the Bay.

Today, Fort Point is open to the public on a limited basis.  If you find the fort is open during your trip, do take the time to go inside and check it out; it really is quite interesting and worth a look - be sure to explore all of the nooks, stairways and rooms!

Once you've checked out Fort Point, you'll tour the Presidio, yet another famous San Francisco location.

During the Mexican-American War, the U.S. Army seized control of the Presidio in 1846 from Mexico.  Through the years, the Army utilized the Presidio in varying capacity until it was turned over to the National Park Service in 1994.

In 1996, Congress created the Presidio Trust and in 1998, the Trust took over the management responsibility for the park's interior land.

The Presidio is a unique chunk of San Francisco; it is so different than any other location in the city that it feels completely separate and isolated.

Most people don't realize that the Presidio has more than 1,000 acres of open space and 30 miles of trails!  In addition to one of the nation's finest collections of military buildings, objects and artifacts.  There is a Presidio Visitor Center that sells commemorative merchandise as well as topical videos, books and maps.

While San Francisco's Presidio is rich with history, it also has a foot firmly in the future.  Soon, Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) will be moving in to the Letterman Digital Arts Center, now under construction near the Palace of Fine Arts.  ILM is one of the leading producers of digital imagery and effects for the motion picture industry, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films.

Union Street is the next leg of your trip.  Shoppers, beware!  A trip down Union can be an expensive one, as more than 200 unique shops and galleries and over 40 restaurants and cafés tempt you at every corner!

You'll be traveling through the section of the city known as Cow Hollow, the most popular and densely-populated portion of Union Street.  Cow Hollow isn't necessarily the most flattering of names, considering it has in the past, been known as Spring Valley and Golden Gate Valley!  However, for the time being, Cow Hollow it is.  The origin of Union Street's name remains a mystery to this day.

In the 1984 book, Streets of San Francisco, Louis K. Loewenstein wrote, "The origin of the street name is unknown.  It appears on William Eddy's survey of 1849 and may refer to the Union of States which California joined a year later."

Union Street is world-famous and makes for a fun leg of your Scootcar journey.  The best part is, if you see a store that's calling out to you or a restaurant that you can't pass up, it's a snap to find parking with your Scootcar or scooter!  No worries - just good times!

After a short trip up Vallejo Street, you will find yourself at Hyde Street.  Here, you will find charming sidewalk cafés, quaint shops - and cable cars!

For a short while, you will be following the Powell/Hyde Cable Car Line and you do have a good chance of following or being followed by a San Francisco cable car, rain or shine!  The famous cable cars travel from Downtown to Hyde and Beach for the better part of the day, powered by cables that run under the streets.  A grip operated by the cable car operators grabs hold of the cables, allowing these awesome cars to travel easily up and down the hills of San Francisco!

One of the highlights of both the one and two-hour rate is an exciting trip down world-famous Lombard Street, billed as the "Crookedest street in the World."

Your trip to Lombard Street will take you to the top of Russian Hill.  Before zig-zagging down Lombard, be sure to take in the awesome view of Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower.  Then, it's down you go!

Lombard Street was built in 1922 with 8 switchbacks so that one of the steepest hills in the city could be traveled safely.  The street attracts a staggering amount of visitors each year, both on foot and in their cars - Scootcars included!