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| x Broderick-Terry Dueling Place |
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| x Golden Gate Bridge |
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1, it connects the city of San Francisco on the northern...
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| x Portsmouth Square |
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Portsmouth Square (Chinese: 花園角) is a one-block park in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, that is bounded by Kearny Street on the east, Washington Street on the north, Clay Street on the south, and Walter Lum Place on the west.
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| x Union Square |
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Union Square is a 2.6 acres (11,000 m) plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Street in San Francisco, California. It also refers to the central shopping, hotel, and theater district that surrounds the plaza for several blocks. The name ...
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| x Old Saint Mary's Cathedral |
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The Old Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, commonly shortened to Old Saint Mary's Cathedral, Old Saint Mary's Church or just Old Saint Mary's is a proto-cathedral and parish of the Roman Catholic Church in San Francisco,...
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| x Mission San Francisco de Asís |
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Mission San Francisco de Asís is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco and the sixth religious settlement established as part of the California chain of missions. The Mission was founded on June 29, 1776, by Lieutenant José Joaquin Moraga...
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| x Rincon Hill |
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Rincon Hill is one of many hills located in the greater South of Market in San Francisco, located just south of the Financial District. The top of the hill serves as the anchorage and touch-down for the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge. Recently...
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| x City of Paris Dry Goods Co. | 876 |
The City of Paris Dry Goods Company (later City of Paris) was one of San Francisco's most important department stores from 1850 to 1976, located diagonally opposite Union Square. The store was demolished in 1980 after a lengthy preservation fight to...
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| x Niantic |
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The whaleship Niantic brought fortune-seekers to San Francisco (formerly Yerba Buena) in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Run aground and converted into a storeship and hotel, she was a prominent landmark in the booming city for several years. The...
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| x Telegraph Hill |
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Telegraph Hill (elev 275 ft, 83 m) refers to a small hilly district in San Francisco, California. Its main feature is Coit Tower, which stands atop the hill.
The San Francisco Chronicle defines the Chinatown, North Beach, and Telegraph Hill areas as...
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| x Treasure Island |
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Treasure Island is an artificial island in the San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland. It is connected by a small isthmus to Yerba Buena Island. It was created in 1936 & 1937, from fill dredged from the bay, for the Golden Gate...
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| x Conservatory of Flowers |
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The Conservatory of Flowers is a large botanical greenhouse in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, constructed in 1878. It houses an important collection of exotic plants. It is the oldest building in Golden Gate Park and the oldest municipal wooden...
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| x San Francisco Mint |
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The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint, and was opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California Gold Rush. It quickly outgrew its first building and moved into a new one in 1874. This building, the Old United States...
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| x California Theater |
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| x San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center | 964 |
The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (SFWMPAC) is located in San Francisco, California, and is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It covers three hectares (7.5 acres) in San Francisco's Civic Center...
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| x First United States Branch Mint |
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