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San Francisco is the leading financial and cultural center of Northern California. San Francisco is ranked 44th of the top tourist destinations in the world and was the sixth most visited one in the United States in 2011. The city is famous for its cool summers, fog, steep rolling hills, excellent mix of architecture, and other landmarks. The popular quote by Mark Twain is " The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco".

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San Francisco Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf has been an international tourist destination for half a century. In 2010, Shanghai World Expo in China, the Wax Museum's dynamic duo of "President ...

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Six Flag Discovery Kingdom is a theme park in which wildlife and wild rides can be experienced at America's only combination theme park, wildlife park, and oceanarium. It has more than 30 ...

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San Francisco Opera is an American opera company, based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1923 and is the second largest opera company in North America. The Opening Night Gala of San ...

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Pier 39 is a festive shopping destination featuring 110 speciality shops, theatrical performances, rides, cruises, and 13 full-service restaurants serving seafood, California cruises, and casual fare ...

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Lombard street is famous for having a steep, one-block section that cnsists of eight tight hairpin turns. The crooked section of the street, which is about 1/4 miles long, is reserved for one-way ...

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Grand scenic views of the Golgen Gate Bridge, Farallon islands, gorgeous rocky shoreline, sandy beaches, dazzling displays of native flower-gems, striking Monterey cypress trees against steel blue ...

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Originated as an exhibit, known as " the Japanese Village", of the 1894 California Mid- Winter Exposition. Now set an approximately 5 acres, it is full of uniques walkways, stepping stones, arched ...

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