Program 565: 'Greatest Treasure Hunt'; 100 Things to Do in San Francisco

What kind of world would this be, if DaVinci's Mona Lisa or Michelangelo's David had been destroyed in the Second World War? On our Memorial Day edition of Travel with Rick Steves, we take a fresh look at the mission of the Monuments Men, and what was done to protect the art treasures of Europe from Nazi theft and wartime damage.  

And get tips for taking in the unique pleasures of San Francisco, where you can ride a classic streetcar to a rainbow of attractions, flavors and summer festivals. 

• Robert Edsel, founder of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, and author of "The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History" (Scholastic Focus)
• Kimberley Lovato, co-author of "100 Things To Do In San Francisco Before You Die" (Reedy Press)

• Robert Edsel of the Monuments Men Foundation pays tribute to one of the original Monuments Men, Harry Ettlinger, who passed away in October 2018.  Mr. Ettlingler joined us from his home in New Jersey on Travel with Rick Steves program #235 in February 2011.   
• Robert Edsel also discussed the work of the Monuments Men and the Monuments Men Foundation on Travel with Rick Steves program #264 in 2011, and on program #186 in 2009.
• Robert Edsel's latest book about the work of the Monuments Men, during and after the Second World War, is aimed at younger readers, and is called "The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History."
• The tip line phone number for the Monuments Men Foundation is 1-866-99-44-278 (1-866-WWII-ART). Their website includes a list, with photos, of artworks that remain missing since World War Two.   
• The National World War Two Museum in New Orleans will have a permanent exhibit on the Monuments Men in its new Liberation Pavilion, due to open in 2021.
• Kimberley Lovato is co-author of "100 Things to Do in San Francisco Before You Die."
• Off the Grid features food trucks on Sunday afternoons on the main lawn at the Presidio, on Friday evenings at Fort Mason Center, and at many other San Francisco locations throughout the week.
• The Exploratorium looks at science, art and human perception, from its location on the Embarcadero in San Francisco. 

• "You can ride the refurbished streetcars on the F line on the Embarcadero and E line on Market street. These are decades-old moving historical landmarks that provide a wonderful view of downtown San Francisco. There is also a museum called Market Street Railway, which is great." (Ed in Valencia, California)
• "I like to fly from Los Angeles to Oakland airport in the morning, take the tram from the airport to the Coliseum Bart Station, stop at the Embarcadero Station downtown, fifteen-minute walk to the Exploratorium at Pier 15.  Spend the whole day at the world-famous museum. And fly back to LA in the evening. Cheap and easy. No car, no motel, no parking fees. For about the same price as a trip to my local Disneyland." (Jerry in Los Angeles)
• "One of my favorite things to do in San Francisco is to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. I read that they are constantly painting it, and we could hear and smell the painting going on below us as we walked across.  Later on I noticed I had an interesting souvenir - tiny dots of orange paint had landed on my pants and camera!" (Monique in West Newbury, Massachusetts)

• Simon Gledhill, "'San Francisco' intro to 'California Here I Come!'," California Here I Come (performed on the Wurlitzer organ at San Francisco's Castro Theatre) / TV Recording
• Orchestre Capitole de Toulouse, "Chanson (from the film soundtrack 'Les enfants qui s-aiment')," Musiques de films de Marcel Carné / EMI Classics  
• Glenn Miller Orchestra, "American Patrol," I'm Beginning To See The Light (soundtrack collection from Ken Burns' The War) / Legacy
• Travnicek Quartet, "String Quartet in F major, No. 35, II: assez vif (Ravel)," Impressionist Masterminds (collection) / X5 Music Group
• The Organ Dance Band and Me, "Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer," Memories of World War II (collection) / Sun Rising Music
• Andrews Sisters, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy / Wnts
• * Count Basie and his Orchestra, "For the Good of Your Country," I'm Beginning To See The Light (soundtrack collection from Ken Burns' The War) / Legacy
• Alexandre Desplat, "The Roosevelt Mission," The Monuments Men (soundtrack) / Sony Music
• United States Marine Band, "The Destruction of Pompeii (from 'The Last Days of Pompeii') (Sousa)," The Heritage of John Phillip Sousa Collection / The Robert Hoe Collection
• Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, cond., "Dance Suite: Moderato (Bartok)," Dalí: Musica Surreal (collection) / Museum Music
• Germaine Sablon, "Le chant des partisans," Les Chansons de la Liberation (collection) / Distribution Soldore (France)
• Ennio Morricone, "Gabriel's Oboe," The Mission (soundtrack) / Virgin 
• * Paul Winter Consort, "Remembering," Miho-Journey to the Mountain / Living Music
• Michelle Sell, "Arroyo," Secret Harbor / Sugo Music
• Simon Gledhill, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" California Here I Come (performed on the Wurlitzer organ at San Francisco's Castro Theatre) / TV Recording
• Bobby Solo, "San Francisco," Le più belle basi strumentali / Radio Birikina
• Music from China, "The Moon Rising High," Traditional and Contemporary Chinese Music by Music From China / (self released - musicfromchina.org)
• Unspecified musician, "Saloon Piano," The Kentuckian (soundtrack) / The Kentuckian-Williamsburg  (The Complete Bernard Herrmann Scores)  / Tribute Film Classics
• Anil Bhagwat, tabla solo, intro on The Beatles' "Love You To," Revolver / Apple Records
• Frank Alamo, "Heureux tous les deux" (French cover of 'Happy Together' from 1967)," Pop A Paris (collection) / Sunnyside
• Simon Gledhill, "California Here I Come!," California Here I Come (performed on the Wurlitzer organ at San Francisco's Castro Theatre) / TV Recording
• David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, "The Teddy Bear's Picnic," Acoustic Disc: 100% Handmade Music, vol. 2 (collection) / Acoustic Disc
• The Mamas and the Papas, "California Dreamin'," If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears / MCA
• Women's Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta, cond., Gillian Benet, harp, "Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 7-Allegretto (Clara Schumann)," The Women's Philharmonic: Boulanger, Tailleferre, Mendelssohn, Schumann / Koch International Classics
• Jeanette MacDonald, "San Francisco," San Francisco and Other Jeanette MacDonald Favorites / RCA Victor Gold Seal

• Robert Edsel refers to the types of artists you see "selling paintings outside Notre Dame cathedral," at 11:09.
• At 27:40, Robert refers to the National World War Two Museum as the third most visited museum in the country, according to Trip Advisor, and the most-visited attraction in New Orleans.  He adds that "later this year" they will break ground for a new wing, which will include a permanent gallery about the Monuments Men.
• Kimberley Lovato notes at 45:20 that "this year" (2019) is the 49th anniversary of the Gay Pride parade in San Francisco.
• At 48:88, Kimberley notes that a popular summer activity is the Sunday afternoon "Off the Grid" food truck picnic event at the main lawn of the Presidio, from May to October.