Tiburon, situated on a peninsula of the same name, looks like a cross between a fishing village and a Hollywood Western set -- imagine San Francisco reduced to toy dimensions. The seacoast town rambles over a series of green hills and ends up at a spindly, multicolored pier on the waterfront, like a Fisherman’s Wharf in miniature. In reality, it’s an extremely plush patch of yacht-club suburbia, as you’ll see by the marine craft and the homes of their owners. Ramshackle, color-splashed old frame houses line Main Street, sheltering chic boutiques, souvenir stores, antiques shops, and art galleries Not surprisingly, the main thing to do in tiny Tiburon is stroll along the waterfront, popping into the boutique stores and being a looky-loo. Other roads are narrow, winding, and hilly and lead up to dramatically situated homes. The view from here of San Francisco’s skyline and the islands in the bay is a good enough reason to pay the precious price to live here.