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Lombard Street

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Lombard Street is an east–west street in San Francisco, California, that has a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns. The street stretches from The Presidio east to The Embarcadero. Lombard Street is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Powell and Market Cable Car Turnaround.

San Francisco Art Institute

University

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San Francisco Art Institute, was a private college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River. San Francisco Art Institute is situated 780 feet southwest of Powell and Market Cable Car Turnaround.

USS Pampanito

Museum

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USS Pampanito is a Balao-class submarine built for the United States Navy during World War II; it is the third U.S. Navy vessel named for the pompano fish. USS Pampanito is situated 1,700 feet north of Powell and Market Cable Car Turnaround.

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Fisherman’s Wharf

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San Francisco's most popular destination among travelers, Fisherman's Wharf is the tourist center of the city. Its historic waterfront, once the hub of the city's fishing fleet, is still famous for the depth and variety of its harvest and for having some of the best seafood restaurants in the city, with scenic vistas over San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island.

Russian Hill

Neighborhood

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Russian Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is named after one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills".

North Beach

Quarter

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North Beach is a neighborhood in the northeast of San Francisco adjacent to Chinatown, the Financial District, and Russian Hill. The neighborhood is San Francisco's "Little Italy" and has historically been home to a large Italian American population, largely from Northern Italy.

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