San Francisco
The centerpiece of the Bay Area, San Francisco is one of the most visited cities in the world, and with good reason. The cultural center of northern California, San Francisco is renowned for its mixture of scenic beauty and unique culture that makes it one of the most vibrant and desirable cities in the nation, if not the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Transamerica Pyramid.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Museum
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern and contemporary art museum and nonprofit organization located in San Francisco, California. SFMOMA was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art, and has built an internationally recognized collection with over 33,000 works of painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, and media arts.
Transamerica Pyramid
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Transamerica Pyramid is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline.
San Francisco Mint
Heritage site
Photo: Frevi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint. Opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California gold rush, in twenty years its operations exceeded the capacity of the first building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown-North Beach and Civic Center-Tenderloin.
Chinatown-North Beach
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Chinatown-North Beach in San Francisco combines two adjoining neighbors, both of which are among the city's most popular immigrant neighborhoods. Culturally and aesthetically, they could not be more different yet their streets mesh seamlessly together.
Civic Center-Tenderloin
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
As the name implies, the Civic Center is the primary center of government within San Francisco, housing many important civic institutions. Aside from its official duties, it also moonlights as a cultural center with many fine museums, theaters, opera houses, and symphony halls located here.
Union Square-Financial District
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Union Square-Financial District is an area of Downtown San Francisco, made up of two neighborhoods: the bustling shopping and theater district surrounding Union Square, and the central business district where Market Street meets the bay.
San Francisco
- Type: Locality
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.7749° or 37° 46′ 30″ northLongitude
-122.4194° or 122° 25′ 10″ westElevation
1,440 feet (439 metres)Open location code
849VQHFJ+X6GeoNames ID
5391958
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Chinese American International School.
San Francisco: Must-Visit Destinations
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