"On my first trip there, I found myself enthusing like a child on seeing a sign for the Cow Palace (where Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters headed in 1964 to watch the Beatles perform; 2600 Geneva Avenue, cowpalace.com), and my excitement reached boiling point when this was immediately followed by a sign for Candlestick Park (venue of the last Beatles gig, on 29 August 1966; +1 415 656 4900, 49ers.com)."