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Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island is one of Golden Gate National Recreation
Area's most popular destinations, offering a close-up look
at a historic and infamous federal prison long off-limits to
the public. Visitors to the island cannot only explore the
remnants of the prison, but can also learn about the Indian
occupation of 1969 - 1971, early military fortifications
(the first U.S. fort on the coast), and the West Coast's
first (and oldest operating) lighthouse. These structures
and the island's many natural features - gardens, tide
pools, bird colonies, and bay views beyond compare - are
being preserved by the National Park Service which is
working to make it accessible to visitors, preserve its
buildings, protect its birds and other wildlife, and
interpret its history.
http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz/
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Angel Island State Park
Angel Island is a hilly, grass and forest-covered island,
the largest in San Francisco Bay. It is located one mile
from the Tiburon Peninsula. The park covers 740 acres and is
788 feet high at the top of
Mt.
Livermore. It provides spectacular views of Marin
County, San Francisco, and the Golden Gate, and the entire
Bay Area. In addition to recreational facilities (hiking,
biking, camping, boating), it is rich in historical
significance.
http://www.angelisland.org/
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Crissy Field Park
Once a rich tidal marsh and home to Ohlone people, Crissy
Field was a pioneering U.S. military airfield in the 1920s.
Now, with generous community support, Crissy Field has
undergone another transformation, becoming a stunning
national parkland at the Golden Gate.
http://www.crissyfield.org/
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Fort Point
Fort Point was constructed by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1853 and 1861 to
prevent entrance of a hostile fleet into San Francisco Bay.
The fort was designed to mount 126
massive cannon. Rushed to completion at the beginning of the
Civil War, Fort Point was first garrisoned in February of
1861 by Company I, 3rd U.S. Artillery Regiment. The fort was
occupied throughout the Civil War, but the advent of faster,
more powerful rifled cannon made brick forts such as Fort
Point obsolete. In 1886 the troops were withdrawn, and the
last cannon were removed about 1900. The fort was then used
for storage and training purposes for many years.
http://www.nps.gov/fopo/
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Golden Gate Bridge
http://www.goldengatebridge.org
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Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
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Golden Gate National
Recreation Area
The Golden Gate National Recreation
Area (GGNRA) is one of the largest urban national parks in
the world. The total park area is 75,398 acres of land and
water. Approximately 28 miles of coastline lie within its
boundaries. It is nearly two and one-half times the size of
San Francisco.
http://www.nps.gov/goga/
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Gulf of the Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary
The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
protects an area of 948 square nautical miles (1,255 square
miles) off the northern and central California coast.
Located just a few miles from San Francisco, the waters
within the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
are part of a nationally significant marine ecosystem.
Encompassing a diversity of highly productive marine
habitats, the Sanctuary supports an abundance of species.
http://www.gfnms.nos.noaa.gov/
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Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) is a
Federally protected marine area offshore of California's
central coast. Stretching from Marin to Cambria, the MBNMS
encompasses a shoreline length of 276 miles and 5,322 square
miles of ocean. Supporting one of the world’s most diverse
marine ecosystems, it is home to numerous mammals, seabirds,
fishes, invertebrates and plants in a remarkably productive
coastal environment.
http://www.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/
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Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuary
The Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary was established
in 1989 to protect and preserve the extraordinary ecosystem,
including marine birds, mammals, and other natural resources
of Cordell Bank and its surrounding waters.
http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/
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San Francisco Maritime
Located at the west end of San
Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, this park includes the fleet
of national historic landmark vessels at Hyde Street Pier, a
visitor center, a maritime museum, and a maritime library.
Visitors can board turn-of-the-century ships, tour the
museum and learn traditional arts like boat building and
woodworking. The Park offers educational, music and craft
programs for all ages, and provides unique opportunities for
docents, interns and volunteers to learn more about the
nation's maritime heritage.
http://www.nps.gov/safr/
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San Francisco Presidio
The Presidio preserves an
astonishingly complex cultural and natural heritage within
its 1480 acres. For
thousands of years, Native Americans called the Ohlone
managed and harvested the natural bounty of what is now the
Presidio. In 1776, Spanish soldiers and missionaries
arrived, forever disrupting Ohlone culture and beginning 218
years of military use of the area just south of the Golden
Gate. The Presidio
served as a military post under the flags of Spain
(1776-1822), Mexico (1822-48), and the United States
(1848-1994). As a U.S. Army post, the Presidio protected
commerce and trade, and played a logistical role in every
major U.S. military conflict from 1848 until closure. World
events and those on the home front from military campaigns
to the rise of aviation, from World Fairs to natural
disasters left their mark here.
http://www.nps.gov/prsf/
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San Francisco Zoo
The new Zoo is becoming a reality. In Summer 2002, the new
Lipman Family Lemur Forest opened along with a whole new
main entrance experience for visitors. The lemur forest
features five different species of these amazing primates
from Madagascar in a large outdoor setting. And not only
will you find the main entrance facing the Pacific Ocean,
you'll find all new services just for you! The Friend and
Taube Family Entry Village offers a new gift shop,
restrooms, and membership and information booths. It will be
a central place for you to meet up with friends and family.
You'll also enjoy the new Leaping Lemur Cafe that offers an
indoor dining experience with a wide variety of food choices
including personalized, made-to-order pasta and pizza. And
near the the Cafe, don't miss the intricate restoration of
the famed Dentzel Carousel.
http://www.sfzoo.org/
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Oakland Zoo
The Oakland Zoo is nestled in the rolling hills of 525-acre
Knowland Park. Each year thousands of families and school
groups from around the Bay Area come to visit 440 native and
exotic animals that live in naturalistic habitats at the
Zoo.
http://www.oaklandzoo.org/
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