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Get ready for the unforgettable experiences awaiting you in San Francisco Bay Area!

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth-largest city in California and the 14th-largest in the United States, with a 2005 population of 799,263. It is located on the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula and is the focal point of the San Francisco Bay Area, whose population is seven million. San Francisco is the second most densely populated major American city, after New York. The city is famous for its history in progressive social movements.

In 1776, the Spanish became the first Europeans to settle in San Francisco, which they named for St. Francis. With the advent of the California gold rush in 1848, and the Comstock Lode and silver mines in 1859, the city entered a period of rapid growth. After being devastated by the 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco was quickly rebuilt and is today one of the most recognizable cities in the United States.

San Francisco has a unique mix of physical characteristics, including its months-long episodes of fog, its steep rolling hills, its eclectic mix of architecture (including Victorian style houses and modern highrises), and its being bordered on three sides by the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay. Famous hallmarks and landmarks include the San Francisco cable cars, the Transamerica Pyramid, the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island.

Neighborhoods in San Francisco

San Francisco has a Japantown and Chinatown; both are among the largest and oldest in the US. It also boasts a budding Vietnamese community and a large homeless population in the Tenderloin neighborhood, Filipinos in Crocker-Amazon and South of Market, an Italian community in North Beach, a French Quarter, and Irish, Chinese, and Russian communities in the Richmond District.

The rapidly gentrying Mission District is the oldest neighborhood in the city, being the site of Mission Dolores, established in 1776. Russian Hill is a residential neighborhood most famous for Lombard Street "the crookedest street in the world". Haight-Ashbury gained prominence during the "Summer of Love" 1960s for its counter-culture and concentration of hippies. The Castro neighborhood has the world's highest concentration of homosexuals. In addition to the predominantly gay Castro, there are significant concentrations of gays in Noe Valley, Diamond Heights, Bernal Heights, Potrero Hill, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley, and SOMA. (See The Castro for more gay demographics.)

 

Not to be missed are the beautiful homes and area of the city known as Pacific Heights as well as Victorians in the Haight-Ashbury and the "painted ladies" of Alamo Square and the Castro. San Francisco is also famous for its cable cars, which were designed to carry residents up those steep hills. It is still possible to take a cable car ride up and down Nob and Russian Hills. Along with New Orleans' streetcars, San Francisco's cable cars are one of only two mobile United States National Monuments. Coit Tower, a notable landmark dedicated to San Francisco's firefighters, is located at the top of Telegraph Hill.

Current demographic and land use expansion is concentrated in the east and south. The South of Market neighborhood was the center of the dot-com boom in San Francisco during the late 1990s. A new neighborhood, Mission Bay, is being redeveloped from an industrial area at the far eastern end of South of Market. The cornerstones of this development are the AT&T Park baseball stadium and an extension of the University of California, San Francisco medical school.

 

 

San Francisco Attractions
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Bay Breeze Charters
	Bay Breeze Charters. Enjoy romantic sunsets under the Golden Gate Bridge, the thrill of gliding past historic Alcatraz, Sausalito, and the breath-taking San Francisco waterfront by day and its glittering skyline by night. We invite you to help hoist and trim the sails and take your turn at the helm for the full sailing experience or just sit back, relax and enjoy the sights while our professional crew does the work.

California Wine Tours
	California Wine Tours owns and operates the latest model Corporate Sedans, Suburbans, Limousines, Luxury Vans, Minibuses, and Motor Coaches. Specializing in private, group and corporate transportation, our knowledgeable sales coordinators and chauffeur/tour guides are available to assist you with your planning.

Childrens Discovery Museum San Jose
	The striking 52,000 square foot purple building, designed by Mexico City-based architect Ricardo Legorreta, signals the purpose of Children's Discovery Museum to serve the needs of children, families and schools as a center for learning and discovery. Encompassing the broad themes of community, connections and creativity, exhibits invite self-directed, open-ended explorations, while programs provide facilitated, focused, and sustained interactions.

Hang Gliding Center
	Whether you're traveling to San Francisco or live here, get extreme with an introductory tandem hang gliding, paragliding, or ultralight aquagliding lesson over the Bay Area.We launch our gliders from Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County, just 10 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge. Introductory aquagliding lessons take place over the San Francisco Bay.

CityPass
	Save 50% and avoid most tickets lines! Visit 5 San Francisco Attractions and ride the Cable Cars for just $49.00 (a $104.45 value) CityPass is simple: The San Francisco CityPass gets you into six famous San Francisco attractions, including the world famous Cable Cars. You have nine days to visit each attraction (once) beginning the day you first use your CityPass, and you have 7 days to use the Cable Car and Muni Passport. .

The California Parks
	The California Parks Company invites you to enjoy the beauty and charm of San Francisco's Bay Area. From the spectacular scenery of Big Basin Redwoods State Park to the beaches and historic fortifications of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, The California Parks Companies can make your visit unforgettable.

Coyote Point Museum
	Located in Coyote Point Recreation Area , the Museum illustrates the beauty of the natural world and explores the relationship between humans and the environment. Along with a 8,000 square foot Museum, the grounds include Wildlife Habitats, a walk-through Aviary, and Gardens. The surrounding recreation area offers playgrounds, picnic facilities, a marsh beach and walking trails.

Ghirardelli Square
	Welcome to Ghirardelli Square, once a chocolate factory, now a historic landmark, Ghirardelli Square is home to an exceptional collection of over 50 specialty shops, galleries and award winning restaurants. Live entertainment and breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz add to Ghirardelli Square?s charm.

SF Maritime Association
	Come Aboard for a Voyage into History! Experience San Francisco's authentic maritime history at San Francisco Maritime Park . Board and explore historic merchant and naval ships, learn about life on a WWII submarine, relax at scenic Aquatic Park and witness the best views of San Francisco Bay.

Ripley's Believe It or Not
	For over forty years the adventurous Robert Ripley explored the uncanny and amazing mysteries of the earth. His travels took him around the world in search of the unbelievable and inexplicable. Ripley's Believe It or Not!? Museums are proud to offer you this fantastic collection of the world's strangest oddities!

Wax Museum
	The Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf is the most unique House of Wax and one of the world's largest wax museums. The Wax Museum is home to over 300 wax images of the most recognizable and admired stars from stage, screen and television. Each year The Wax Museum updates and revitalizes its show by adding new sets and guests, displayed on loan from the "Movieland Wax Museum, our "sister" attraction in Buena Park in Southern California.

Blue & Gold Fleet
	Blue & Gold Fleet , conveniently located on San Francisco's historic waterfront at Pier 41, immediately adjacent to PIER 39, is the Bay Area's largest provider of ferry and water excursion services - and exclusive provider of tours to Alcatraz Island under concession to the National Park Service.

San Francisco Fire Engine Tours
	San Francisco Fire Engine Tours and Adventures offers 75 minute sightseeing tours aboard a restored, open air 1955 Mack Fire Engine. This one-of-a-kind San Francisco experience is an exciting, educational, exhilarating, entertaining adventure that is Fun! Fun! Fun! for all ages. Authentic fire gear is provided to keep you warm and cozy.