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Top 10 sights in San Francisco

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   Golden Gate Park

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

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   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 San Francisco, California.

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   Lombard Street

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

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   Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

   United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz (English:, Spanish: [alkaˈtɾas] "the gannet") or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the…

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   USS Hornet

   USS Hornet is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II.

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   The Castro

   The Castro District, commonly referred to as the Castro, is a neighborhood in Eureka Valley in San Francisco. The Castro was one of the first gay neighborhoods in the United States.

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   California Academy of Sciences

   The California Academy of Sciences is a research institute and natural history museum in San Francisco, California, that is among the largest museums of natural history in the world, housing over 46 million specimens.

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   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.

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   M. H. de Young Memorial Museum

   The de Young is San Francisco's museum of American art, wrapped in a copper skin. Its observation tower is free, and from it you can see Golden Gate Park and the bridge.

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    Presidio of San Francisco

    The Presidio of San Francisco (originally, El Presidio Real de San Francisco or The Royal Fortress of Saint Francis) is a park and former U.S.

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   Haight-Ashbury

   Haight-Ashbury is a district of San Francisco, California, named for the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets. It is also called the Haight and the Upper Haight.

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   Muir Woods National Monument

   Muir Woods National Monument ( MURE) is a United States national monument managed by the National Park Service and named after naturalist John Muir.

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   Coit Tower

   Coit Tower ( KOYT; also known as Coit Memorial Tower) is a 210-foot (64 m) tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, overlooking the city and San Francisco Bay.

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   Mission San Francisco de Asís

   The Mission San Francisco de Asís (Spanish: Misión San Francisco de Asís), also known as Mission Dolores, is a historic Catholic church complex in San Francisco, California.

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   USS Pampanito

   USS Pampanito (SS-383/AGSS-383) is a Balao-class submarine built for the United States Navy during World War II; it is the third U.S. Navy vessel named for the pompano fish.

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   Sutro Tower

   Sutro Tower is a unique three-legged 297.8 m tall TV and radio lattice tower located on the West Side of San Francisco, California.

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   Exploratorium

   The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts in San Francisco, California.

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   Nob Hill

   Nob Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States that is known for its numerous luxury hotels and historic mansions. Nob Hill has historically served as a center of San Francisco's upper class.

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   North Beach

   North Beach is a neighborhood in the northeast of San Francisco adjacent to Chinatown, the Financial District, and Russian Hill.

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    Union Square

    Union Square is a 2.6-acre (1.1-hectare) public plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post, and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco, California.

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