Living - Places - Sites - San Francisco, California, USA
Places such as parks, buildings, public gardens and zoos, notable buildings, libraries, and neighborhoods
- Alcatraz: Alcatraz Island; visit "The Rock" and see how prisoners were once held here; part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; National Parks Service
- Angel Island: Angel Island State Park; 300 hectare island in San Francisco Bay; hiking, biking, camping, boating
- Botanical: San Francisco Botanical Gardens; 22 hectares of landscaped gardens; 7500 varieties of plants from around the world
- Buildings Emporis: Skyscrapers of San Francisco; shows information about SF's office and other buildings
- Castro: The Castro; neighborhood west of downtown known for its gay and lesbian community; bordered by the Haight, Fillmore, Noe Valley, the Mission, and Diamond Heights
- Chinatown: San Francisco Chinatown
- City Hall: San Francisco City Hall; information about visiting as well as government information
- City Lights: famous bookstore in the North Beach area; co-founded by poet/painter Lawrence Ferlinghetti; see photo
- Cliff House: Restaurants, shopping; on the west end of San Francisco on Point Lobos
- Cole Valley: Neighborhood in SF
- Embarcadero Ctr: Multi-use retail and office complex
- Fillmore St: Information about the Fillmore neighborhood
- Fisherman's Wharf: Fisherman's Wharf Merchant's Association; popular tourist spot for restaurants, attractions, and the historic waterfront
- Fisherman's Wharf Visit: Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District
- Flower Mart: San Francisco Wholesale Flower Mart
- Fort Mason: Fort Mason Center; in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, in the piers and buildings of Lower Fort Mason; offers activities in visual and performing arts, humanities, education, ecology, and recreation; houses nonprofit organizations
- Fort Point NHS: Fort Point National Historic Site; in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, located in Presidio of San Francisco; National Parks Service
- Geary Blvd: Geary Boulevard Merchants Association
- Ghirardelli Sq: Historic San Francisco shopping area; waterfront dining; near Fisherman's Wharf; art galleries
- Golden Gate Bridge: Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Golden Gate NRA: Golden Gate National Recreation Area; 30,500 hectare park--about two and one-half times the land area of San Francisco itself; park includes Alcatraz, Marin Headlands, Fort Funston, Fort Mason, Muir Woods National Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site, and the Presidio of San Francisco; National Parks Service
- Gulf of Farallones: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary; 3,250 square kilometers of water area off the northern and central California coast; National Ocean Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- Haight St: Haight Street; the legendary street that played a role in counterculture of the 1960's, now frequented by tourists, yuppies, and panhandlers
- Japan Town: Nihonmachi; west of Union Square; part of Western Addition; established 1855
- Liberty Ship: National Liberty Ship Memorial S. S. Jeremiah O'Brien; US ship used in the liberation of Europe in 1944; Pier 45 at Fisherman's Wharf
- Library: San Francisco Public Library
- Maritime NHP: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park; park includes the fleet of national historic landmark vessels at Hyde Street Pier, a maritime museum, and a maritime library; National Park Service
- Metreon: Downtown entertainment complex; shopping, dining, theaters, events; Sony
- Mission: Mission District guide; events, galleries, theaters, housing
- Mission Dolores: Basilica; founded 1776 as La Misión de Nuestro Padre San Francisco de Asís; National Historic Landmark
- Neighborhood Guides: City Guides; trained volunteers who share the fun of discovering San Francisco and its neighborhoods
- Neighborhood Link: Neighborhood Link; neighborhood and nonprofit group information
- North Beach: Little Italy; neighborhood north of downtown, historically settled by Italian-Americans and populated by the Beats (1950's writers); now supporting a wide range of people, businesses, cafes and restaurants
- Parking-USA: USA Parking; links to information about automobile parking and services that serve a national audience
- Pier 39: Entertainment complex; dining, shopping, entertainment at Fisherman's Wharf
- Presido: Presidio of San Francisco; in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; former military post under Spain, Mexico, and the United States; National Parks Service
- Sports Hall: Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
- Transamerica Pyramid: Financial District skyscraper
- Union Sq: Union Square Shopping District
- Union St: Union Street; shops, restaurants and points of interest near the entrance to the Golden Gate Bridge
- Visitors: San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau; guides and tourist information
- Zoo: San Francisco Zoo
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