McCovey Cove

McCovey Cove is the unofficial name of a section of beyond the right field wall of , home of the San Francisco Giants, named after famed Giants first baseman Willie McCovey.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Transamerica Pyramid and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

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The is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline.

Museum
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The is a modern and contemporary art and nonprofit organization located in , . 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.

Bridge
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The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, commonly referred to as the Bay Bridge, is a complex of bridges spanning in . As part of Interstate 80 and the direct road between and , it carries about 260,000 vehicles a day on its two decks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown-North Beach and Civic Center-Tenderloin.

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in combines two adjoining neighborhoods that are culturally, politically, and aesthetically distinct, while geographically blending into each other.

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As the name implies, the Civic Center is the primary center of government within , 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.

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'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.

McCovey Cove

Latitude
37.7776° or 37° 46′ 39″ north
Longitude
-122.3885° or 122° 23′ 19″ west
Named after
Willie McCovey
Open location code
849VQJH6+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317091394
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Wiki­data ID
Q6800607
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Satellite Map

Discover McCovey Cove from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Beach and Mission Bay.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oracle Park and Seals Plaza.

San Francisco: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Golden Gate, Chinatown-North Beach, Civic Center-Tenderloin, and Fisherman’s Wharf.

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