San Fransisco
San Fransisco is one of the most prominent cities on the west coast of the United States of America. While not as big as Los Angeles, this bayside city features a rich history and vibrant culture.
Silicon Valley: Just to the south of San Fransisco lies Silicon Valley, where major tech giants often station their headquarters.
Symbols of San Fransisco
File:Golden Dawn Bridge - HDR.jpg|The Golden Gate bridge. File:GGBridge Old Coast Guard Station.jpg|The Presidio, with the Golden Gate Bridge visible in the background. File:Palace of Fine Arts (16794p).jpg|The Palace of Fine Arts File:SF Conservatory of Flowers 2014-05.jpg|The Conservatory of Flowers File:San Francisco - Transamerica Building & California Street Cable Car from Chinatown (970229072).jpg|Many tourists like to explore San Fransisco by taking an iconic cable car. File:BART E cars at 19th Street Oakland station, March 2018.jpg|Locals and tourists alike often go to places by a BART train. File:SF Transamerica full CA.jpg|Downtown San Fransisco has many skyscrapers. File:SF California Street USA.jpg|A typical San Fransisco street File:SF Haight Ashbury 2 CA.jpg|The colorful Haight Ashbury neighborhood File:BalmyAlleyLookingNorth.jpg|Balmy Alley in the Mission district, famous for it’s street art File:Lombard Street 2020.jpg|Lombard Street is probably one of the curviest streets in the nation. File:California-06304 - More of Chinatown (20450023608).jpg|A street in Chinatown. File:Japan Town, San Francisco at night (3249046316).jpg|Japan Town
File:San Francisco International Airport at night.jpg|San Fransisco International Airport is where many travelers enter the city. File:San Francisco from Pier 7 September 2013 panorama edit.jpg|Ferries by the Piers take people on excursions. File:Pier 39 in 2021.jpg|On some piers, businesses set up shops and restaurants for visitors to relax in. File:Sealions on Pier 39, SF, CA, jjron 26.03.2012.jpg|Humans aren’t the only travelers that like to relax at San Fransisco Piers - These sea lions like to relax at the piers too! File:San Francisco burrito-sparkletack-2005.jpg|A “Mission Burrito”, a famous kind of food from San Fransisco. File:Diver in Sharks of Alcatraz Tunnel.jpg|The Aquarium of the Bay lets visitors walk beneath the waters. File:California-06239 - California Academy of Sciences (20449900470).jpg|The California Academy of Sciences File:2017 SFMOMA from Yerba Buena Gardens.jpg|The San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art File:01-alamosquare 1200x900.JPG|These famous houses are called the “Painted Ladies” File:Golden Gate Park aerial.jpg|The huge Golden Gate Park File:M. H. de Young Memorial Museum.jpg|The De Young Memorial Museum File:Sutro Tower from Grandview.jpg|Sutro Tower File:Aerial view of Sutro Baths in San Francisco crop.jpg|The ruins of Sutro baths File:Alcatraz pano MC.jpg|The infamous prison island Alcatraz.
Written for younger readers
San Fransisco, in simpler words
This version comes from Wikijunior, a set of books written for children aged 8 to 11. It is shorter and uses plainer language than the article above.
From Wikijunior: Big Book Of Cities And Towns
San Fransisco is one of the most prominent cities on the west coast of the United States of America. While not as big as Los Angeles, this bayside city features a rich history and vibrant culture.
Silicon Valley: Just to the south of San Fransisco lies Silicon Valley, where major tech giants often station their headquarters.
File:Golden Dawn Bridge - HDR.jpg|The Golden Gate bridge. File:GGBridge Old Coast Guard Station.jpg|The Presidio, with the Golden Gate Bridge visible in the background. File:Palace of Fine Arts (16794p).jpg|The Palace of Fine Arts File:SF Conservatory of Flowers 2014-05.jpg|The Conservatory of Flowers File:San Francisco - Transamerica Building & California Street Cable Car from Chinatown (970229072).jpg|Many tourists like to explore San Fransisco by taking an iconic cable car. File:BART E cars at 19th Street Oakland station, March 2018.jpg|Locals and tourists alike often go to places by a BART train. File:SF Transamerica full CA.jpg|Downtown San Fransisco has many skyscrapers. File:SF California Street USA.jpg|A typical San Fransisco street File:SF Haight Ashbury 2 CA.jpg|The colorful Haight Ashbury neighborhood File:BalmyAlleyLookingNorth.jpg|Balmy Alley in the Mission district, famous for it’s street art File:Lombard Street 2020.jpg|Lombard Street is probably one of the curviest streets in the nation. File:California-06304 - More of Chinatown (20450023608).jpg|A street in Chinatown. File:Japan Town, San Francisco at night (3249046316).jpg|Japan Town
File:San Francisco International Airport at night.jpg|San Fransisco International Airport is where many travelers enter the city. File:San Francisco from Pier 7 September 2013 panorama edit.jpg|Ferries by the Piers take people on excursions. File:Pier 39 in 2021.jpg|On some piers, businesses set up shops and restaurants for visitors to relax in. File:Sealions on Pier 39, SF, CA, jjron 26.03.2012.jpg|Humans aren’t the only travelers that like to relax at San Fransisco Piers - These sea lions like to relax at the piers too! File:San Francisco burrito-sparkletack-2005.jpg|A “Mission Burrito”, a famous kind of food from San Fransisco. File:Diver in Sharks of Alcatraz Tunnel.jpg|The Aquarium of the Bay lets visitors walk beneath the waters. File:California-06239 - California Academy of Sciences (20449900470).jpg|The California Academy of Sciences File:2017 SFMOMA from Yerba Buena Gardens.jpg|The San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art File:01-alamosquare 1200x900.JPG|These famous houses are called the “Painted Ladies” File:Golden Gate Park aerial.jpg|The huge Golden Gate Park File:M. H. de Young Memorial Museum.jpg|The De Young Memorial Museum File:Sutro Tower from Grandview.jpg|Sutro Tower File:Aerial view of Sutro Baths in San Francisco crop.jpg|The ruins of Sutro baths File:Alcatraz pano MC.jpg|The infamous prison island Alcatraz.
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