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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Coit Tower

Coit Tower

Coit Tower ( KOYT; also known as Coit Memorial Tower) is a 210-foot (64 m) tower in the Telegraph Hill …

Lombard Street

Lombard Street

Lombard Street is an east–west street in San Francisco, California, that is famous for a steep, one-block section with eight …

De Young Museum

De Young Museum

The de Young Museum, formally the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, is a fine arts museum located in San …

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is a modern and contemporary art museum and nonprofit organization located in …

California Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences

Exploratorium

Exploratorium

The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts in San Francisco, California. Founded by physicist and educator Frank …

Palace of Fine Arts

Palace of Fine Arts

The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental structure located in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, originally built …

Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park is an urban park between the Richmond and Sunset districts on the West Side of San Francisco, …

Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf is a neighborhood and tourist attraction in San Francisco, located in the northern part of the city's waterfront. …

Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island () is a small island about 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco in San Francisco Bay, California, near …

Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco …

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