Stig Albeck San Francisco (2008)


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San Fransisco

© 2008 Stig Albeck & Ventus Publishing ApS

Translation: SĂĹšren Riis

All rights and copyright relating to the content of this book are the property of Ventus Publishing ApS, and/or its suppliers. Content from ths book, may not be reproduced in any shape or form without prior written permission from Ventus Publishing ApS.

Quoting this book is allowed when clear references are made, in relation to reviews are allowed.

ISBN 978-87-7061-275-3

1st edition

Pictures and illustrations in this book are reproduced according to agreement with the following copyright owners: Stig Albeck; San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau: Lewis Summer, Phillip H. Coblentz, Christine Krieg, Mami Miyata, P. Fuszard, Seth Affoumado; Georgia Roessler & Eva Lis Petersen

The stated prices and opening hours are indicative and may have been subject to change after this book was published.

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San Francisco

A visit to San Francisco

A visit to San Francisco

www.sfcvb.org

http://gocalif.ca.gov

San Francisco is considered one of the most Architecture, museums and beautiful nature are charming and beautifully situated cities in the other benefits from a trip here, and if you want to United States, and once you get there you

leave the city behind, it's not far across the Golden understand why.

Gate Bridge to natural parks with some of the most stunning landscapes in the United States.

You will recognise many sights when you arrive in San Francisco. The steep streets, the cable cars, the Have a great trip!

prison island Alcatraz, and last but no least the Golden Gate Bridge are landmarks that have been featured in countless Hollywood movies and are known to most people.

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Historical outline

Historical outline

California, and massive immigration began. During the years 1848-1849, the city's population rose from 1,000 to 25,000, many of whom were

The San Francisco area has been inhabited for Chinese seeking employment in the mines. The thousands of years, and before the European large number of Chinese immigrants formed the presence, 10.000 Native Americans are thought to basis of San Francisco's Chinatown, which is to have lived here. The many tribes along the

this day strongly influenced by Chinese culture and Western coast were later collectively referred to as tradition.

Ohlone, the Western people.

Many large companies were founded in the latter The Spaniards arrived at the present San Francisco part of the 19th Century, including Levi Strauss & area in 1542, but on this occasion and through the Co. and Wells Fargo Bank. The rising number of following centuries no European settlement took wealthy inhabitants such as the railway millionaire, place here.

Leland Stanford, built impressive residences on Nob Hill. San Francisco was the United States'

Led by Gaspar de PortolĂ , Spaniards arrived in largest city West of the Mississippi, and for a brief 1770 to the area around the bay and declared it period it was also the state capital.

Spanish territory. Six years later Juan Bautista de Anza founded the Christian Mission Dolores, Towards the 20th Century, urban planning on a originally called Mission San Francisco de Asis.

larger scale had become necessary. The city had grown rapidly from the gold rush, with a chaotic In 1702 George Vancouver established the

infrastructure as the consequence. Mayor James settlement of Yerba Buena, the present city centre, Phelan established sewers and developed the first which became a hub for various traders, primarily plan for the future city, which he envisioned as a from England and Russia. There were many

sort of Paris by the Pacific.

Russians in the area, as Russia had colonised the area from Alaska southwards.

In 1906 the city was hit by an earthquake

measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale. Approximately Over the years the Spanish rule weakened, and in 80% of the city was destroyed, including most of 1821 the area became part of the independent the city centre. An immense reconstruction was Mexico before the Mission Dolores ceased in 1833.

initiated, and already by 1915 the city hosted the An increasing number of non-Spanish speakers great American exhibition to celebrate the opening came to Yerba Bueno, and from 1822 the English of the Panama Canal, which showed the world William Richardson launched an extensive urban that the city had regained its former glory.

development.

By this regeneration, San Francisco had created After the war between the United States and the basis of another boom and in spite of the Mexico in 1846-1847, the Mexicans were forced 1930's depression, large-scale projects were South and California became part of the United completed. The city's isolated position on the States. In 1847 the city was officially named San peninsula was changed in 1936 and 1937 when Francisco.

respectively the Oakland Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge opened.

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Historical outline

During the World War II San Francisco became In 1989 the San Francisco area was hit by an an important port in connection with the Pacific earthquake with an epicentre 100km South of the War, and in 1945 the United Nations was founded city, causing huge devastations, including the at a conference here. The formal peace agreement collapse of several stretches of elevated highway.

between the United States and Japan was also signed here in 1951.

During the 1980's the city's skyline changed dramatically with the construction of several With its mixed population and rapid development, skyscrapers in the Financial District. The

San Francisco had often been a hotspot for

development was rapid, and towards the end of cultural change, and this also happened in the last the Century many IT companies were established half of the 20th Century. The city became the focal here, causing an influx of wealth and inhabitants, point of the worldwide hippie wave and other until the dotcom bubble burst in 2001. Many alternative cultures, which influenced the music companies closed down, and the population

and caused the city to sprout leading names such decreased by 250,000. In later years the city is on a as Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead.

cultural come-back and as prepared as ever to receive tourists with its scenic location and many Later on, in the 1980's and 1990's, the city became entertainment options.

the centre of the American punk and trash metal music, and politically speaking the city was very liberal by American standards. This was also the period when the city's liberal attitude to

homosexuals gained it the reputation as the country's capital for this group. A large number of homosexuals moved to the city from the 1960's onwards and made their mark, especially on the Castro neighbourhood.

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Tour 1: San Francisco

Tour 1: San Francisco

The present cathedral, constructed 1967 - 1970, is the third St. Mary's in San Francisco. The first, Old St. Mary's, was built in California Street in 1. St. Mary’s Cathedral

1854 and the second on Van Ness Avenue in 1891.

It burned down in 1962 and was replaced by the present, third cathedral.

2. Japantown & Japan Center

mellem gaderne

California/O’Farrell/Fillmore/Laguna

www.sfjapantown.org

Japantown is the area of San Francisco with the highest concentration of Japanese immigrants and their descendents. A total of over 12,000

inhabitants of Japanese descent influence the area Gough Street 1111

with its ethnic shops and restaurants and the www.stmarycathedralsf.org

Japanese culture.

St. Mary’s Cathedral is a popular sight, not least due to the building's interesting modern

architecture.

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The area of Japantown was created after the The main doors are adapted copies of 15th

earthquake and the following fire in 1906, that left Century Florentine doors.

whole neighbourhoods deserted. It's enclosed by the California, O'Farrell, Fillmore and Laguna Construction of the cathedral began shortly after Streets. Centrally located is the Japan Center, a the 1906 earthquake, but the majority of the culture and entertainment centre, where a modern building is from the 1960's.

five-storey pagoda can be seen.

5. The San Franciscos cable cars/

3. Haas-Lilienthal House

Cable Car Barn

Franklin Street 2007

www.sfheritage.org/house.html

The beautiful Haas-Lilienthal House was built in 1886 in the Victorian Queen Anne style. It is the only home that has been preserved with its original furnishings from the time, and it is open to the public as a museum.

The house is a unique opportunity to see one of the beautifully built houses with rich indoor ornamentation and to experience the interior decoration and crafts of the era. The Haas-Mason Street 1201

Lilienthal House was inhabited by descendents of www.sfcablecar.com

the original family up to 1972.

www.cablecarmuseum.org

The San Francisco cable cars are one of the city's 4. Grace Cathedral

most charming and popular icons. The cable cars scramble up and down the steep streets, passing one interesting view after the other.

The cable cars are pulled by large cables from central points such as the Cable Car Barn, where you can see the great pullies and machinery that pulls the carriages. Cable Car Barn was built in 1907 and is today both a working part of the cable car network and a museum over the San Francisco cable car's history.

California Street 1100

The history of the cable cars began in 1869, when www.gracecathedral.org

the English Andrew Hallidie witnessed an accident Grace Cathedral is one of the largest neo-Gothic with the horse-pulled carriages. The accident church buildings in the USA. It was constructed caused the death of five horses, and Hallidie with clear inspiration from the Notre Dame

wanted to prevent repetitions of the accident. In Cathedral in Paris and other great French churches, 1873 he opened the first cable car line near the for example in the beautiful glass mosaic rose peak of Nob Hill, and the network developed window.

from here.

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Tour 1: San Francisco

Several lines were closed down over the years, and 7. Coit Tower

many were replaced by busses. In the 1980's the old carriages and the remaining lines were restored, and the carriages were put in operation in mint condition, acting as pure tourist magnets.

6. Chinatown

Telegraph Hill Boulevard 1

At the top of Telegraph Hill is the Coit Tower, a monument to the city's volunteer fire brigade. It was built in 1933, following a donation from the private individual Lillie Hitchcock Coit after Chinatown

whom it is named. The architect is Arthur Brown San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest Chinese Jr., who also built the City Hall.

settlement in Northern America, with more than 100,000 inhabitants of Chinese descent. The The observation deck of the Coit Tower boasts an landmark of the area, the Chinese dragon gate, is excellent view of San Francisco and both of the located at the Southern entrance to the district.

great bridges, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Oakland Bay Bridge.

In Chinatown you can feel transported to China, surrounded by Chinese shops, restaurants and 8. San Francisco Art Institute

cultural institutions such as the Chinese Culture Center, which exhibits Chino-American art. The Chestnut Street 800

area also features a few temple buildings in www.sfai.edu

traditional Chinese style.

The San Francisco Art Institute is a very lively exhibition space to visit. Exciting and experimental work is still taking place, as well as changing exhibitions.

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Tour 1: San Francisco

9. Lombard Street

Lombard Street is also known as the most winding street in the USA. The steep street descends in hairpin turns between the Victorian houses, with an impressive eight turns in a few hundred metres.

It is amusing to walk or drive down the street, and there are many beautiful flowers throughout the summer season. From Lombard Street there are also good opportunities to watch the city's old cable cars rumbling by.

10. Filbert Street

Filbert Street

If you really want to experience the infamous steep streets of San Francisco, you should take a trip down Filbert Street. On the stretch between Hyde Street and Leavenworth, Filbert Street is the steepest in San Francisco, with a slope of 31.5%

on this particular stretch.

Lombard Street

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Tour 2: San Francisco

Tour 2: San Francisco

Today the park offers beautiful landscaping as well as a series of historical buildings. There are also several opportunities for activities, such as cycling.

11. The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

13. Golden Gate Bridge

Lyon Street 3301

www.palaceoffinearts.org

The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre was built in 1913-1915 as one of the buildings for the great

American exhibition to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. After many years of use, the Golden Gate Bridge, 4 km NW

building was almost entirely reconstructed in the www.goldengate.org

years before 1975.

The Golden Gate Bridge spans the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific. It's a landmark The area outside the theatre is very charming, and for San Francisco and one of the most famous shows, concerts, speeches etc. take place in the constructions in the United States of America. The theatre building.

suspension bridge is 2,700 metres long and 230

metres tall, and was built in 1933-1937 and 12. Presidio National Park

inaugurated from Washington by President

Presidio National Park

Roosevelt. It is painted in a characteristic orange-www.nps.gov/prsf

red colour, chosen to fit in with the scenery whilst The green area of Presidion National Park has still being easily visible for ships.

been cultivated since the time of the Ohlones.

When the Spanish arrived in 1776, they placed a You can drive across the bridge either by car or by military encampment here, and that was the

one of the several bus lines from San Francisco, beginning of 216 years of military facilities in this and during the daytime, you can also choose to beautiful setting; first Spanish, then Mexican, and walk across the bridge and enjoy both the

from 1848 American.

construction and the stunning view. At either end of the bridge there is parking with view points overlooking the San Francisco skyline.

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Tour 2: San Francisco

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Tour 3: San Francisco

Tour 3: San Francisco

16. Golden Gate Park

14. Cliff House & Seals rock

Point Lobos Street 1090

www.cliffhouse.com

Cliff House is dramatically located at the top of the cliff towards the Pacific. The first house on the location was built in 1863, and the second was built in the style of a French chateau. The present house dates from 1909 but has been remodelled several times since its construction.

The view from Cliff House is breathtaking, with views of the sea and the small, rocky islands that are home to both seals and sea lions.

15. Palace of the Legion of Honor

Golden Gate Park

www.thinker.org/deyoung

The large Golden Gate Park is a lovely 4 square-kilometres recreational area, placed as a giant green wedge from the Pacific Ocean towards the San Francisco city centre. The park has many lakes and hills, as well as a varied range of planting.

Lincoln Park

www.thinker.org/legion

The Strybing Arboretum is a beautiful botanical This art museum is also known simply as the garden, where more than 5.000 plant species from Legion of Honor and takes its name from the around the world can be seen. Visit also the Parisian Palais de la Légion d’Honneur, which the Conservatory of Flowers, built in 1883.

American version replicates on a 3/4 scale.

The park also hosts the de Young Museum, whose The art collection contains a broad representation collections range from one of the United States'

of European art, including several sculptures by finest exhibitions of American paintings to art Rodin as well as a few paintings by among others work from Africa and Oceania as well as classical Rembrandt, Degas, Renoir, Monet and Picasso.

European art.

The building is situated in Lincoln Park, which The Japanese Tea Garden is a delightful break offers a beautiful view of the Golden Gate Bridge from the big city, where you can enjoy both a cup from its high location.

of green tea and a beautiful Japanese garden with the typical miniature landscapes.

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Tour 3: San Francisco

17. The Painted Ladies

Castro

www.thecastrotheatre.com

Haight Street 1649

The Castro district is the centre for the largest The Painted Ladies is a line of six beautifully homosexual population in San Francisco. It was restored Victorian houses of a type that was very constructed from the end of the 19th Century and common in the period between 1850 and 1900.

has been beautifully restored since the 1960's, as it During that period, 48.000 houses of this type can be seen in the elegant Castro Theatre from were constructed to cover the housing demands of 1922. To experience the neighbourhood and its the heavy increase in population at the time.

particular atmosphere, try taking a stroll along the 18th Street.

Many of the city's Victorian houses perished in the fire following the 1906 earthquake, but they can 19. Mission Dolores

still be seen in several neighbourhoods, notably Pacific Heights, the Western Addition, Fillmore and the Haight with the Painted Ladies.

18. Castro

16th Street 3321

www.missiondolores.org

Mission Dolores was founded in 1776, and the building was constructed in 1782-1791 by the Spanish as the sixth Californian mission church out of the 21 that King Carlos II of Spain had built. This was the starting point of the city's development.

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Tour 3: San Francisco

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Tour 4: San Francisco

Tour 4: San Francisco

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

opened in 1935 as the first in Western USA. The present building was designed by the Swiss

20. Oakland Bay Bridge

architect Mario Botta and opened in 1995. The building stands out with its striped central cylinder that emerges from the modern, red, fort-like structure.

The museum houses a fine collection within

various themes such as architecture, design, photography, painting, and sculpture. Works of Oakland Bay Bridge

artists such as Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Marcel The colossal Oakland Bay Bridge is one of the two Duchamp, Salvador DalĂĹą, and Jackson Pollock are great, famous bridges of San Francisco. The 14

exhibited, and besides the permanent collection, kilometre long bridge connection crosses the there are also changing large and international Yerba Buena Island and opened to traffic in 1936, exhibitions.

six months before the Golden Gate Bridge.

22. Financial District

The Oakland Bay Bridge impresses by its

dimensions, with two storeys of road and five Montgomery Street

lanes on each storey. It is specially the two San Francisco's Financial District is located in the suspension bridges East and West of Yerba Buena streets around Montgomery Street, where the city's Island that draws attention, with a maximal span first modern skyscrapers are clustered together.

of 704 metres. The Eastern suspension bridge is The view of the tall buildings is impressive when 3,100 metres long with a 58 metres clearance walking down Montgomery Street, and it can all be beneath, and the Western suspension bridge is seen from the top of the 210 metre Bank of

2.800 metres long with a 67 metre clearance.

America Building (Montgomery Street 345) - or from the Skydeck at the Embarcadero Center in 21. Museum of Modern Art

Sacramento Street. At Montgomery Street 420 you can visit the interesting Wells Fargo Bank museum of the era of gold digging in California.

The tall skyscraper, Transamerica Pyramid, at Montgomery Street 600 is one of the landmarks of San Francisco. The 260 metres tall building has 48

storeys and was completed in 1972 after three years of construction. When it was finished it was the tallest building on the United States West Coast. The uppermost 64 metres is the spire, and the two "wings" of the pyramid contain lifts and staircases.

Third Street 151

www.sfmoma.org

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Tour 4: San Francisco

23. Fisherman’s Wharf

24. Pier 39

Fisherman’s Wharf

www.fishermanswharf.org

Fisherman’s Wharf was previously a busy harbour Pier 39, K Dock

district that has now been turned into an area with www.pier39.com

plenty of restaurants, shops and a broad range of Pier 39 is the site for San Francisco's famous activities and entertainment. It’s perfect for colony of sealions, which provides a fascinating exploring and for enjoying the lovely waterfront.

view up-close. As Fisherman's Wharf, the area is also filled with shops, restaurants and

Fisherman’s Wharf is one of the most visited entertainment such as the aquarium.

sights in San Francisco and should not be missed on a visit to the city. The area also houses a wax museum.

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Day Tours from San Francisco

Day Tours from

26. Alcatraz

San Francisco

25. Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks, 4 km SW

The heights at Twin Peaks provide one of the best views of the San Francisco area, with the city's many different districts and skyscrapers at your feet. During the daytime there is a splendid view of the entire city, and at night the view features the Alcatraz Island, 2 km N

many beautifully lit buildings where especially the www.nps.gov/alca

skyscrapers are impressive.

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Day Tours from San Francisco

The rocky island of Alcatraz in the middle of the 28. John Muir Woods National

San Francisco Bay is most known for its history as Monument

an isolated prison island. Trips to Alcatraz depart from Pier 41 at Fisherman's Wharf. The island was used as a prison during the period 1859-1963, and belonged to the military up till 1934. In 1969-1971

the island underwent an occupation by Native Americans as a political demonstration.

The entire island is a museum with exciting exhibitions and objects that depict the gruesome history of the place. Among other exhibits can be mentioned photographs, weapons, escape plans and the cells of some of the island's celebrity prisoners such as Al Capone and George

"Machine Gun" Kelly.

27. Sausalito

John Muri Woods, 18 km NW

www.nps.gov/muwo

The tallest trees in the world are the Californian Redwoods that can be seen in John Muir Woods.

The trees used to be situated along the entire Californian West Coast, but in many places the original trees have been cut down. John Muir Sausalito, 8 km NW

Woods was preserved due to its remote location.

http://ci.sausalito.ca.us

The trees in the area are up to 75 metres tall, and Sausalito is a cosy town by the San Francisco Bay the largest trees have a diameter of 4 metres. There and can be reached by boat from Fisherman's are several kilometres of trails for driving and Wharf or by driving across the Golden Gate

walking.

Bridge. The town is a peaceful place with beautiful scenery, parks, galleries, shops, and lovely restaurants.

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Day Tours from San Francisco

29. Napa Valley

There are countless sights on the campus that can be seen either on foot or from an electrical golf Napa Valley, 100 km N

cart. For instance there is the Red Barn, built in www.napavalley.com

1878-1879 and thus older than the university itself.

www.winetrain.com

The Cantor Center of Visual Arts boasts a very www.oldfaithfulgeyser.com

large art collection which among other things Napa Valley is the leading region in the USA for contains the greatest number of Rodin pieces producing quality wine, and a trip here is one of outside Paris. Some of the pieces are displayed in a the best outings from San Francisco. There are sculpture garden. There is also a cactus garden, hundreds of vineyards in Napa Valley, and they and the entire area can be surveyed from above offer visitors a chance to see how wine is made as from the Hoover Tower Observation Platform.

well as taste and buy the results. There are pre-arranged trips from San Francisco, and this 31. Yosemite National Park

provides an easy way of viewing the area.

The large valley is not just for the wine lovers, but also offers beautiful scenery, great culinary experiences, and a variety of activities such as hot air ballooning and spas. The town of Calistoga has been known for its hot springs for a long time, and this is also the site of the geyser Old Faithful that leaps 15 metres into the air every 40 minutes.

Napa Valley Wine Train is a three-hour train ride through Napa Valley. It begins in the town of Napa and does a roundtrip to the lovely village of St. Helena. The train is worth a visit on its own Yosemite National Park, 280 km E

with a 1950's panorama carriage, saloon carriages www.nps.gov/yose

from the early 20th Century, and beautifully Many consider Yosemite the most beautiful of the decorated dining cars. The railroad itself was many national parks in the United States. The founded in 1864 and has been operating as Wine national park contains large waterfalls flowing over Train since 1987.

granite cliffs, vast alpine meadows, beautiful lakes and great majestic trees in the woodlands.

30. Stanford University

Spectacular sceneries greet the visitor in every part of the park.

Stanford, 45 km S

www.stanford.edu

Yosemite Valley is the central part of the park and http://ccva.stanford.edu

the site of the many service facilities of the area.

Stanford University was founded by Senator

This is also where you can find the park's visitor Leland Stanford and opened in 1891. The senator centre with information about every corner of the wished to provide an opportunity for education, 3,000 square-kilometre park.

and he spent a large part of his great fortune on constructing the beautiful campus.

Yosemite Valley also displays beautiful nature, since the valley is encircled by steep hillsides with names such as Half Dome, North Dome, and

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Day Tours from San Francisco

Glacier Point, which has possibly the most

Reno, 300 km NE

beautiful view of the park. Glacier Point is at 2,200

www.visitrenotahoe.com

metres altitude and there is an almost sheer drop The city of Reno is in the State of Nevada where to the valley, which gives a view of several gambling is legal. After Las Vegas, Reno is the waterfalls, mountains, forests, and the Merced largest gambling city in the state, and visitors are River in the valley below.

met by neon lights, casinos, plenty of restaurants, shows, rodeo, and all imaginable kinds of

32. Reno

entertainment. The contrast to San Francisco is great, and the experience is good fun.

Reno frequently offers good and cheap

accomodation. You might combine the trip with a visit to the nearby Lake Tahoe, located at 1,900

metres altitude and surrounded by forests and steep mountains.

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Children / Shopping / Transportation

With children in

Petaluma Village Premium Outlets

(2200 Petaluma Boulevard N):

San Francisco

www.premiumoutlets.com

Children’s Fairyland (Bellevue Avenue 699): Serramonte Shopping Center

www.fairyland.org

(3 Serramonte Centre):

www.serramontecenter.com

Fisherman’s Wharf & Pier 39:

www.pier39.com

Stonestown Galleria (3251 20th Avenue):

www.shopstonestown.com

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (Senter Road 1300): www.happyhollowparkandzoo.org

Westfield San Francisco (865 Market Street): www.westfield.com/sanfrancisco

Paramount’s Great America

(Great America Parkway 4701):

www.pgathrills.com

Public transportation in

San Francisco

San Francisco Zoo (Sloat Boulevard):

www.sfzoo.org

San Francisco municipal transportation:

www.sfmuni.com

Steinhart Aquarium (Howard Street 875):

www.calacademy.org/aquarium

San Francisco BART trains:

www.bart.gov

Six Flags Marine World (Marine World Parkway): www.sixflags.com

San Francisco Airport:

www.flysfo.com

Waterworld USA Concord

(Waterworld Parkway 1950):

Oakland Airport:

www.waterworldcalifornia.com

www.flyoakland.com

Shopping in San Francisco

Alcatraz ferries:

www.blueandgoldfleet.com

Union Square, Market Street, Chestnut Street, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown (Bush

California's railroads:

Street/Grand Avenue), Fillmore Street, Haight www.amtrakcalifornia.com

Street, Valencia Street

Ghirardelli Square (900 N Point Street):

USA's railroads:

www.ghirardellisq.com

www.amtrak.com

Napa Premium Outlets (629 Factory Stores Drive): www.premiumoutlets.com

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Metro Map

Metro Map

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Facts about USA

Facts about USA

Political

Official name

United States of America

Capital



Washington

Government

Federal republic

Head of State

President George W. Bush

Deputy Head of State



Vice President Richard B. Cheney

National day

July 4

Date of independence



July 4, 1776 from Great Britain

Primary religion



Christianity

Language



English

Area



9,631,420

km²

Population (2000)



281,421,000





Borders on

North



Canada, The Arctic Sea

South



Mexico, Gulf of Mexico

East



The

Atlantic

Ocean

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Facts about USA

Highest Mountains

Mount McKinley



6,194 meters

Mount Saint Elias



5,489 meters

Mount Foraker



5,304 meters

Mount Bona



5,045 meters

Mount Blackburn



4,996 meters

Mount Sanford



4,949 meters

Mount Fairweather



4,671 meters

Mount Hubbard



4,557 meters

Mount Bear



4,520 meters

Mount Hunter



4,442 meters

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Facts about USA

Largest islands

Hawaii





10,414 km²

Kodiak Island



9,293 km²

Prince of Wales Island



6,675 km²

Chichagof Island



5,388 km²

St. Lawrence Island



5,135 km²

Admiralty Island



4,362 km²

Nunivak Island



4,209 km²

Unimak





4,119 km²

Baranof Island



4,065 km²

Long Island



3.629 km²

Largest lakes

Lake Superior*



82;414 km²

Lake Huron*



59,596 km²

Lake Michigan



58,016 km²

Lake Erie*



25,745 km²

Lake Ontario*



18,529 km²

Great Salt Lake



4,400 km²

Lake of the Woods*



4,390 km²

Lake Okeechobee



1,890 km²

Lake Pontchartrain



1,630 km²

Champlainsee* 1,

130

km²

* partly in Canada

Longest rivers*

Missouri





4,023 km

Mississippi



3,765 km

Yukon River



3,185 km

Rio Grande



3,034 km

St. Lawrence River



3,058 km

Arkansas River



2,364 km

Colorado





2,333 km

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Red River



2,189 km

Snake River



1,965 km

Columbia River



1,857 km

Ohio River



1,579 km

* Some of the rivers run through other countries as well as the USA Largest cities (2006)

New York-Jersey City



18,818,000

Los Angeles



12,950,000

Chicago



9,506,000

Dallas-Fort Worth



6,004,000

Philadelphia -Wilmington

5,827,000

Houston



5,540,000

Miami-Fort Lauderdale



5,464,000

Washington-Arlington

5,290,000

Atlanta



5,138,000

Detroit



4,469,000



Administrative regions

State

Capital

Area

Alabama Montgomery

135,293

km²

Alaska Juneau

1,717,854

km²

Arizona Phoenix

295,276

km²

Arkansas Little

Rock

137,732

km²

California Sacramento

411,912

km²

Colorado Denver

269,837

km²

Connecticut Hartford

14,371

km²

Delaware Dover

6,452

km²

District of Columbia*

Washington

159 km²

Florida Tallahassee

170,451

km²

Georgia Atlanta

154,077

km²

Hawaii Honolulu

16,377

km²

Idaho Boise

216,632

km²

Illinois Springfield

149,998

km²

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Indiana Indianapolis

94,321

km²

Iowa Des

Moines

145,743

km²

Kansas Topeka

213,283

km²

Kentucky Frankfort

104,749

km²

Louisiana Baton

Rouge

134,382

km²

Maine Augusta

86,542

km²

Maryland Annapolis

32,160

km²

Massachusetts Boston 27,360

km²

Michigan Lansing

250,941

km²

Minnesota Saint

Paul

225,362

km²

Mississippi Jackson

125,546

km²

Missouri Jefferson

City

180,693

km²

Montana Helena

381,156

km²

Nebraska Lincoln

200,520

km²

Nevada Carson

City

286,367

km²

New Hampshire

Concord

24,239 km²

New Jersey

Trenton

22,608 km²

New Mexico

Santa Fe

315,194 km²

New York

Albany

141,205 km²

North Carolina

Raleigh

139,509 km²

North Dakota

Bismarck

183,272 km²

Ohio Columbus

116,096

km²

Oklahoma Oklahoma

City

181,196

km²

Oregon Salem

255,026

km²

Pennsylvania Harrisburg

119,283

km²

Rhode Island

Providence

4,005 km²

South Carolina

Columbia

82,965 km²

South Dakota

Pierre

199,905 km²

Tennessee Nashville

109,247

km²

Texas Austin

696,241

km²

Utah

Salt Lake City

220,080 km²

Vermont Montpelier

24,923

km²

Virginia Richmond

110,862

km²

Washington Olympia

184,824

km²

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Facts about USA

West Virginia

Charleston

62,809 km²

Wisconsin Madison

140,662

km²

Wyoming Cheyenne

253,554

km²

American Samoa**

Pago Pago

199 km²

Guam** HagĂÄ„tĂÄ…a

541

km²

Northern Mariana Islands**

Saipan

477 km²

Puerto Rico**

San Juan

9.104 km²

US Virgin Islands**

Charlotte Amalie

346 km²

* Federal capital, is not considered a state

** Overseas territories

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Facts about USA

Heads of State since 1789

George Washington



1789-1797

John Adams



1797-1801

Thomas Jefferson



1801-1809

James Madison



1809-1817

James Monroe



1817-1825

John Quincy Adams



1825-1829

Andrew Jackson



1829-1837

Martin Van Buren



1837-1841

William H. Harrison



1841-1841

John Tyler



1841-1845

James K. Polk



1845-1849

Zachary Taylor



1849-1850

Millard Fillmore



1850-1853

Franklin Pierce



1853-1857

James Buchanan



1857-1861

Abraham Lincoln



1861-1865

Jefferson Davis*



1861-1865

Andrew Johnson



1865-1869

Ulysses S. Grant



1869-1877

Rutherford B. Hayes



1877-1881

James Garfield



1881-1881

Chester A. Arthur



1881-1885

Grover Cleveland



1885-1889

Benjamin Harrison



1889-1893

Grover Cleveland



1893-1897

William McKinley



1897-1901

Theodore Roosevelt



1901-1909

William H. Taft



1909-1913

Woodrow Wilson



1913-1921

Warren G. Harding



1921-1923

Calvin Coolidge



1923-1929

Herbert Hoover



1929-1933

Franklin D. Roosevelt



1933-1945

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Harry S. Truman



1945-1953

Dwight D. Eisenhower



1953-1961

John F. Kennedy



1961-1963

Lyndon B. Johnson



1963-1969

Richard Nixon



1969-1974

Gerald Ford



1974-1977

Jimmy Carter



1977-1981

Ronald Reagan



1981-1989

George H. W. Bush



1989-1993

Bill Clinton



1993-2001

George W. Bush



2001-

* President of the Confederate States of America (The Southern States) Vice Presidents since 1929

Charles Curtis



1929-1933

John Nance Garner



1933-1941

Henry A. Wallace



1941-1945

Harry Truman



1945-1945

Alben W. Barkley



1949-1953

Richard M. Nixon



1953-1961

Lyndon B. Johnson



1961-1963

Hubert H. Humphrey Jr.

1965-1969

Spiro T. Agnew



1969-1973

Gerald R. Ford



1973-1974

Nelson A. Rockefeller



1974-1977

Walter F. Mondale



1977-1981

George H. W. Bush



1981-1989

J. Danforth Quayle



1989-1993

Albert A. Gore Jr.



1993-2001

Richard B. Cheney



2001-

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Facts about USA

Holidays

January 1





New Years Day

Third Monday in January

Martin Luther King Day

January 20 every 4 years

Presidential inauguration

Third Monday in February

Washington’s birthday

Last Monday in May



Memorial Day

July 4





Independence Day

First Monday in September Labour

Day

Second Monday in October

Columbus Day

November 11 Veterans

Day

Fourth Thursday in November

Thanksgiving Day

December 25 Christmas

Day

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Facts about USA

Various facts

Currency



US

dollar

Currency code



USD

Time zones



Eastern Standard Time/EST (UTC-5)





Central Standard Time/CST (UTC-6)





Mountain Standard Time/MST (UTC-7)

Pacific

Standard

Time/PST

(UTC-8)





Alaska Standard Time/ASKT (UTC-9)

Aleutian

Standard

Time/AST

(UTC-10)

Hawaii Standard Time/HST (UTC-10)

Postal Country code



USA

Internet domain



.com

Country calling code



+1

Climate – New York

Mean temperature

Precipitation

°C

millimetres

January -0.2

84

February

0.8

79

March 5.7

99

April

11.3

93

May 17.0 106

June

22.0

85

July 24.8 105

August

24.1

104

September 20.1

91

October

14.1

84

November 8.6

107

December

2.5

92

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Climate – Miami

Mean temperature

Precipitation

°C

millimetres

January 6.9

53

February

9.1

45

March 11.9 46

April

16.1

19

May 20.8 10

June

26.2

9

July 28.4 65

August

27.1

77

September 24.3

40

October

18.3

33

November 11.7

35

December

7.6

59

Source: WorldClimate (www.worldclimate.com) Climate – Denver

Mean temperature

Precipitation

°C

millimetres

January

-1.2 14

February

0.7

16

March

3.8 34

April

9.0

45

May

14.0 63

June

19.3

43

July

23.0 47

August

21.8

38

September

16.8 28

October

10.7

26

November

3.8 23

December

-0.5

15

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Facts about USA

Climate – Los Angeles

Mean temperature

Precipitation

°C

millimetres

January

13.5 67

February

14.1

59

March

14.8 46

April

16.0

22

May

17.4 3

June

19.5

1

July

22.0 0

August

22.4

3

September

21.6 5

October

19.5

8

November

17.0 40

December

14.4

40

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Facts about USA

Climate – Seattle

Mean temperature

Precipitation

°C

millimetres

January

4.5 141

February

6.3

107

March

7.5 94

April

9.5

64

May

12.8 42

June

16.0

38

July

18.4 20

August

18.6

27

September

15.8 47

October

11.5

89

November

7.3 149

December

4.7

149

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