Living - Places - Sites - San Francisco, California, USA

Places such as parks, buildings, public gardens and zoos, notable buildings, libraries, and neighborhoods; see also the listings for Venues, Museums, Dining, Housing; see Activities for cultural centers; see Local Government for comprehensive lists of local government entities in San Francisco and region

• Album: SF Album; a small collection of images of San Francisco
• 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: Architecture of San Francisco; shows off notable architectural landmarks; section of Great Buildings Online, presented by Architecture Week Magazine
• Cannery: Stores, restaurants and entertainment
• 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
• Cliff House: Restaurants, shopping; on the west end of San Francisco on Point Lobos
• Cole Valley: Neighborhood in SF
• Crissy Field: National parkland, Golden Gate National Parks; 40 hectares of meadow and marsh by the Presidio
• Downtown: San Francisco Downtown Magazine; events, businesses and attractions of downtown
• Districts: San Francisco neighborhood associations and councils
• 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
• 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
• Libraries List: List of area libraries; provided by Libweb; gives link to official Web site and information link; includes academic, public, and special libraries
• 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 Tours: Tourism guide; presents detailed looks at San Francisco neighborhoods including images and links to further information
• Neighborhood Link: Neighborhood Link; neighborhood and nonprofit group information
• Net Cafes: Cybercafes in SF
• 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
• 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
• Skyscrapers: Skyscrapers of San Francisco; shows information about SF's office and other buildings
• 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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