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Aquarium of the Bay

Public aquarium

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Aquarium of the Bay is a public aquarium located at The Embarcadero and Beach Street, at the edge of Pier 39 in San Francisco, California. The aquarium is focused on local aquatic animals from the San Francisco Bay and neighboring rivers and watersheds as far as the Sierra Mountains. Aquarium of the Bay is situated 560 feet northeast of Academy of Art University.

Coit Tower

Scenic viewpoint

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Coit Tower is a 210-foot tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, overlooking the city and San Francisco Bay. 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. Coit Tower is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Academy of Art University.

SkyStar Wheel

Ferris wheel

Photo: Varnent, CC BY 4.0.

SkyStar Wheel is a 150-foot-tall, 137-foot-diameter traveling observation wheel located in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf since November 13, 2023. It has previously operated in San Francisco's Music Concourse, Cincinnati's The Banks, Louisville's Waterfront Park, and Norfolk. SkyStar Wheel is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Academy of Art University.

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Fisherman’s Wharf

Photo: Miskatonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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.

Telegraph Hill

Neighborhood

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

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