San Francisco i/sæn frənˈsɪskoʊ/, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural center and a leading financial hub of the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California.

The only consolidated city-county in California, San Francisco encompasses a land area of about 46.9 square miles (121 km2) on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, giving it a density of about 17,867 people per square mile (6,898 people per km2). It is the most densely settled large city (population greater than 200,000) in the state of California and thesecond-most densely populated major city in the United States after New York City. San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in California, after Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose, and the 14th-most populous city in the United States—with a Census-estimated 2013 population of 837,442. The city is also the financial and cultural hub of the larger San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland combined statistical area, with a population of 8.5 million. (from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco)

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• "The Clock" - where people meet when they say the clock. "The Clock" - where people meet when they say the clock.
• Looking up at the TransAmerica Pyramid. Looking up at the TransAmerica Pyramid.
• Looking up at the TransAmerica Pyramid. Looking up at the TransAmerica Pyramid.
• Pickles with Emperor Norton, First Emperor of the United States & Protector of Mexico. Pickles with Emperor Norton, First Emperor of the United States & Protector of Mexico.
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• Alcatraz in the fog Alcatraz in the fog
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• Coit Tower. Coit Tower.
• Cell in Alcatraz. Cell in Alcatraz.
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• View looking down the deck of a WWII Liberty Ship. View looking down the deck of a WWII Liberty Ship.
• Looking slightly across the bay to some of the historical ships. Looking slightly across the bay to some of the historical ships.
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• Looking out from our hotel room across the city. Looking out from our hotel room across the city.
• An empty building that has been decorated by a local artist. An empty building that has been decorated by a local artist.
• Imteresting place to park. Imteresting place to park.
• The Bay Bridge. The Bay Bridge.
• A few of the original locals. A few of the original locals.
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