Buckyball

Buckyball is a work of art in , , . Buckyball is situated nearby to the museum , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Exploratorium and Transamerica Pyramid.

Museum
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The is a of science, technology, and arts in , . Founded by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer in 1969, the museum was originally located in the and was relocated in 2013 to Piers 15 and 17 on San Francisco's waterfront.

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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. is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Buckyball.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a 210-foot tower in the neighborhood of , California, overlooking the city and . The tower, in the city's Pioneer Park, was built between 1932 and 1933 using Lillie Hitchcock Coit's bequest to beautify the city of San Francisco. is situated 2,100 feet west of Buckyball.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Telegraph Hill and Chinatown-North Beach.

Neighborhood
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is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in , California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The iconic stands at the apex of .

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

Quarter
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The is a neighborhood in , California, United States, that serves as its main central business district and had 372,829 jobs according to U.S. census tracts as of 2012–2016.

Buckyball

Latitude
37.80125° or 37° 48′ 5″ north
Longitude
-122.39877° or 122° 23′ 56″ west
Inception
2016
Open location code
849VRJ22+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6433062291
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pier 15 and Pier 17.

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