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Coit Tower
Some of San Francisco's best photo opportunities are available at Coit Tower, from the great panorama over the bay to the Diego Rivera-inspired murals at its base.
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Some of San Francisco's best photo opportunities are available at Coit Tower, from the great panorama over the bay to the Diego Rivera-inspired murals at its base.
Alcatraz
Alcatraz's exhibits and tours vividly recount the prison's legacy of cruel and unusual punishment, such as unbearably long periods of solitary confinement that drove some men mad. Visitors to the island cannot only explore the remnants of the prison, but can also learn about the Indian occupation of 1969 - 1971, early military fortifications (the first U.S. fort on the coast), and the West Coast's first (and oldest operating) lighthouse.
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Alcatraz's exhibits and tours vividly recount the prison's legacy of cruel and unusual punishment, such as unbearably long periods of solitary confinement that drove some men mad. Visitors to the island cannot only explore the remnants of the prison, but can also learn about the Indian occupation of 1969 - 1971, early military fortifications (the first U.S. fort on the coast), and the West Coast's first (and oldest operating) lighthouse.
Golden Gate Bridge
Crossing on foot, pausing under the giant towers and gazing ahead at distant Marin County is the best way to appreciate the beautiful architecture of this incredible span.
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Crossing on foot, pausing under the giant towers and gazing ahead at distant Marin County is the best way to appreciate the beautiful architecture of this incredible span.
Haight-Ashbury
The fame of Haight-Ashbury , two miles west of downtown San Francisco, far outstrips its size. No more than eight blocks in length, centered around the junction of Haight and Ashbury streets, "The Haight" was a run-down Victorian neighborhood until it transmogrified into the epitome of cool during the 1960s. Since then the area has become gentrified, but it retains a collection of radical bookstores, laid-back cafés, record stores and secondhand clothing emporia, not to mention a collection of characters still flying the counterculture's rather worn flag.
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The fame of Haight-Ashbury , two miles west of downtown San Francisco, far outstrips its size. No more than eight blocks in length, centered around the junction of Haight and Ashbury streets, "The Haight" was a run-down Victorian neighborhood until it transmogrified into the epitome of cool during the 1960s. Since then the area has become gentrified, but it retains a collection of radical bookstores, laid-back cafés, record stores and secondhand clothing emporia, not to mention a collection of characters still flying the counterculture's rather worn flag.