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73Angling at the Pacifica Pier in Northern California
One of the best fishing locations in California is located just a few miles south of San Francisco in the city of Pacifica. The Rev. Herschell Harkins Memorial Pacifica Pier (also known as “Pacifica Pier”), located at Sharp Park Beach, extends a quarter-mile (400m) west into the Pacific Ocean and is in the form of an L-shape. Several Bait & Tackle shops are located within the vicinity of the pier and offer better selections at cheaper prices for anglers rather than...
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71The Palace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts was constructed for the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition. The Exposition celebrated both the completion of the Panama Canal, the uplifting of San Francisco after the devastating 1906 earthquake, and the progress to that point. It is situated in San Francisco’s MarinaDistrict near the Golden GateBridge and is home to the Exploratorium, which was previously known to be the exhibition hall to house Impressionist art during the Panama Pacific Exposition.
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67Bay to Breakers: The Annual San Francisco Footrace
Each year, thousands of people from across the globe come down to San Francisco to participate in the annual 12K (7.46 mi) footrace known as Bay to Breakers. Bay to Breakers originally began as a way to uplift the spirits of the residents who were impacted by the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake that killed approximately 3,000 people and was felt as far as Los Angeles and Nevada. In 1912, after attempting to restore various parts of the city, San Francisco city officials started Bay t
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80Visiting Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf; Pacifica, CA. Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/footloosiety / CC BY-SA 2.0 Fisherman's Wharf is a popular tourist destination in San Francisco, CA. It's on the eastern...
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64A Stroll Through San Francisco's Ocean Beach
Through conversations with people who have never been to San Francisco, it seems that people have the notion that the city falls into the “Sunny California All-Year ‘Round” label, where people lounge on the beach and wade in calm warm waters of the Pacific. While this can be true somewhat, San Francisco’s OceanBeach is known by residents to be cold, foggy, and gray. But regardless of how hot or how cold it is outside, the ocean itself is too cold for comfort.
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74San Francisco Cable Cars
One of the main tourist attractions that are a must-see for visitors is the San Francisco Cable Car system. This manually-operated system is currently run by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) and is...
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53Destination: San Francisco Bay Area
Since this Hub is new, I decided to begin with an introduction. My name is Aimee and I'm a San Franciscan. I was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and I can't imagine living anywhere else! I am...
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76The Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge Daytime. Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanfranphotos / CC BY-ND 2.0 Ah, the Golden Gate Bridge. What a beautiful piece of architecture! History The Golden Gate Bridge was...
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64Red Bull Soapbox Race 2008 in San Francisco
2008 Red Bull Soapbox Race. Published under the Creative Commons License by ianivarieanna of Flickr. In 2008, the Red Bull Soapbox Race was held in San Francisco on Saturday, October 18! This competitively fun...
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