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Known for Victorian architecture, cable cars, impossibly steep hills, and trademark fog, San Francisco sits on the shores of its namesake bay, one bridged by its most famous landmark - the Golden Gate Bridge.

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The San Francisco Bay Area has a history of cultural diversity and tolerance that began with its founding in 1848. The first 469 San Francisco residents included a melting pot of Ohlone Indians, New Zealanders, Spanish Californians, Americans, Hawaiians, South Americans and Europeans.

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arrow San Francisco was born with the Gold Rush when the precious metal was found at Sutter's Mill in 1848. By 1852, the original 469 city residents had swelled to an amazing population of 35,000.

arrow San Francisco is the birthplace of the Chinese Fortune Cookie, invented at the Golden Gate Park Tea Garden by the Japanese Hagiwara family.

arrow San Francisco is built on 43 hills with incredibly steep and curving streets. Filbert is steepest at 31.5 degrees, but Lombard is the most popular with its seductive, winding curves.

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arrow The San Francisco Cable Cars are the only moving national monuments in the United States. Almost 10 million people take a ride on these 9-mile-per-hour transports every year. The San Francisco Cable Car Museum is the heart of the system where visitors can view the continuous cable winding machinery in action and enjoy historical cable car treasures.

arrow The San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge was the longest in the world from its beginnings in 1937 until 1964 when the Verrazano opened in New York City. With its graceful structure and patented 'International Orange' paint, the Golden Gate remains one of the most admired and photographed structures in the world.

arrow Alcatraz Prison was first a military and then a notorious federal prison for many years. Situated in San Francisco Bay, the island is now managed by the U.S. National Park Service and is home to the Alcatraz Museum and the first lighthouse in California. 'The Rock' has been the not so happy home of Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, and the famous Birdman of Alcatraz.

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