SAN FRANCISCO: Attractions & Culture

San Francisco is located on the west coast of the U.S. at the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula and includes significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay within its boundaries. Several islands are part of the city, notably Alcatraz, Treasure Island, and the adjacent Yerba Buena Island.

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Discover San Francisco, Popular Tourist Destinations in California

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The historic center of San Francisco is the northeast quadrant of the city bordered by Market Street to the south. Cable cars carry residents and tourists alike up steep inclines to the summit of Nob Hill, once the home of the city's business tycoons, and down to Fisherman's Wharf, a tourist area featuring Dungeness crab ...

Alcatraz, Attractions of San Francisco, California

Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. It was formerly used as a military stockade and later as a maximum security prison. Today, the island is a historic site supervised by the National Park Service as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is open to tours ...

Chinatown, Attractions of San Francisco, California

Chinatown
San Francisco's Chinatown is one of North America's largest Chinatowns. It is also the oldest Chinatown. Established in the 1850s, it has been featured in popular culture, such as in film, music, photography, and literature.It remains a major tourist attraction - drawing more visitors than the Golden Gate Bridge ...

Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco California

Fisherman's Wharf
Fisherman's Wharf is a neighborhood and popular tourist attraction in San Francisco, California. It roughly encompasses the northern waterfront area of San Francisco from Ghirardelli Square or Van Ness Street east to Pier 35 or Kearny Street. Restaurants and stands serve fresh seafood, most notably dungeness crab ...

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco California

Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. It connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the peninsula and a portion of the south-facing Marin County headlands near the small bayside town of Sausalito ...

Lombard Street, San Francisco California

Lombard Street
Lombard Street is an east-west street in San Francisco, California. It is famous for having a steep, one-block section that consists of tight hairpin turns. Lombard Street begins at The Presidio and runs east through the Cow Hollow neighborhood. Lombard Street is best known for one block on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth ...

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