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Alcatraz Island
Originally a prison but now a tourist attraction made famous in the film "Escape from Alcatraz ". Ferry from Embarcadero and Powell St , (Pier 39), San Francisco (415 705 5555).
Angel Island
Where the Asian immigrants were housed and became the " Ellis Island of the West" and now a park.
Coit Tower
An old signaling point for sailing ships on top of Telegraph Hill shaped as a fire nozzle. Walk up from t he Embarcadero or North Beach .
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park, 34th Avenue & Clement Street, San Francisco (415 750 3600).
Civic Center
The Civic Center has Beaux Arts buildings, Asian Art Museum and theatres.
Ferry Building Marketplace
Ferry Building Marketplace, One Ferry Building , San Francisco (415 693 0996).
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. It spans the Golden Gate between San Francisco and Marin County . Observation areas are at both the north and south sides of the bridge. The architect was Joseph B. Strauss, and the bridge was built over seven years, completed in May 1937. Lincoln Blvd & Hwy 1, San Francisco . (415 921 5858).
Grace Cathedral
A neo Gothic cathedral on Nob Hill. 1100 California Street , San Francisco (415 749 6300).
Holy Virgin Cathedral
Obvious due the five onion domes covered in 24-karat gold leaf. 6210 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco (415 221 3255).
Kong Chow Temple
This temple was built in 1977 also serves as the Chinatown Post Office. 855 Stockton Street , San Francisco , (415 788 1339)
Palace of Fine Arts
Designed by Bernard Maybeck for the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition influenced by Roman and Greek buildings.
Transamerica Pyramid
The tallest building at 853 feet high.600 Montgomery St ,, San Francisco , (415 983 4100).
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Boulevard at 900 feet has good views of San Francisco . Twin Peak Boulevard.
Treasure Island
A man made island half-way between San Francisco and Oakland connected to Yerba Buena Island with the widest tunnel in the world.
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