Tuesday 11 September 2012

***keep_mailing*** San Francisco

San Francisco

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourteenth-largest in the United States. It is located on the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula and is the focal point of the San Francisco Bay Area. 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.

  

Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge

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.

 

Palace of Fine Arts
Palace of Fine Arts

 

Golden Gate Bridge in Fog
Golden Gate Bridge in Fog

 

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park

The Peace Pagoda in Japantown, San Francisco is located between Post and Geary Streets at Buchanan.

 

Peace Pagoda in Japantown
Peace Pagoda in Japantown

Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. It was formerly used as a military stockade and later as a maximum security prison. Today, the island is a historic site supervised by the National Park Service as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is open to tours. Visitors can reach the island by ferry ride from Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.

 

Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island

The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest and most recognizable skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline.

 

Transamerica Pyramid Tower
Transamerica Pyramid Tower

 

Palace of the Legion of Honor
Palace of the Legion of Honor

 

San Francisco in the rain
San Francisco in the rain

 

San Francisco skyline at night
San Francisco skyline at night

 

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