San Francisco

San Francisco

US
Population873,965
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of 2024, San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the 17th-most populous in the United States. San Francisco has a land area of 46.9 square miles at the upper end of the San Francisco Peninsula and is the fifth-most densely populated U.S. county. Among U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income and sixth by aggregate income as of 2023. San Francisco anchors the 13th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with almost 4.6 million residents in 2023. The larger San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland combined statistical area, the fifth-largest urban region in the U.S., had a 2023 estimated population of over nine million.

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Treasure Island Museum

Treasure Island Museum

Baker Beach (Nudist Area)

Baker Beach (Nudist Area)

Baker Beach is a public beach on the peninsula of San Francisco, California, United States. The beach lies on the …

United Nations Plaza

United Nations Plaza

United Nations Plaza (often abbreviated UN Plaza or UNP) is a 2.6-acre (1.1 ha) plaza located on the former alignments …

SS Jeremiah O'Brien

SS Jeremiah O'Brien

SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a Liberty ship built during World War II and named after the American Revolutionary War ship …

Alamo Square

Alamo Square

Alamo Square is a residential neighborhood in San Francisco, California with a park of the same name. Located in the …

Randall Museum

Randall Museum

The Randall Museum is a museum in central San Francisco, California, owned and operated by the San Francisco Recreation & …

Angel Island Immigration Station

Angel Island Immigration Station

Angel Island Immigration Station was an immigration station in San Francisco Bay which operated from January 21, 1910, to November …

Children's Creativity Museum

Children's Creativity Museum

The Children's Creativity Museum is an interactive museum for children and families, located in Yerba Buena Gardens, in San Francisco, …

Legion of Honor

Legion of Honor

The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum located …

Murphy Windmill

Murphy Windmill

The Murphy Windmill is a functioning windmill in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, United States. It was completed in …

Dutch Windmill

Dutch Windmill

The Dutch Windmill is the northern of two functioning windmills, the other being Murphy Windmill, on the western edge of …

Gadar Memorial

Gadar Memorial

The Yugantar Ashram was the building in San Francisco, California, US that housed the headquarters of the Ghadar Party, the …

Mish House

Mish House

The Mish House, also known as the Sarah Mish House, is a historic house built in 1885 and located in …

Haas-Lilienthal House

Haas-Lilienthal House

The Haas–Lilienthal House is a historic building located at 2007 Franklin Street in San Francisco, California, United States, within the …

Alhambra Theatre

Alhambra Theatre

The Alhambra Theatre is a Moorish Revival movie theater building at 2330 Polk Street in San Francisco, California, that opened …

American Bookbinders Museum

American Bookbinders Museum

The American Bookbinders Museum is a small, not-for-profit museum in San Francisco, California, dedicated to showcasing the artistry, history, and …

Marshall's Beach

Marshall's Beach

Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura

The Camera Obscura is a large-scale camera obscura, in the Lands End area of the Outer Richmond District in western …

USS Pampanito

USS Pampanito

USS Pampanito (SS-383/AGSS-383), a Balao-class submarine, is a United States Navy ship, the third named for the pompano fish. She …

Alma

Alma

Alma is an 1891-built scow schooner, which is now preserved as a National Historic Landmark at the San Francisco Maritime …

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