landmark
Coit Tower
Art Deco observation tower on Telegraph Hill offering 360-degree views of San Francisco, the bay, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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San Francisco
California, United States · North America
About San Francisco
San Francisco works well as a base: 10 minutes from Bayview-Hunters Point, 20km from Muir Woods National Monument.
San Francisco is in California, United States, with about 830,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bayview-Hunters Point, about 6 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near San Francisco?
Within an hour or so of San Francisco: Coit Tower (3 km), Exploratorium (4 km), California Academy of Sciences (4 km), Alcatraz Island (6 km).
Are there any good drives near San Francisco?
The nearest famous roads are 17-Mile Drive.
Where is San Francisco?
San Francisco is in California, United States, about 6 km from Bayview-Hunters Point.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 827,526
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 37.7749, -122.4194
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from San Francisco
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Exploratorium
A pioneering hands-on science museum on San Francisco's waterfront that inspired interactive museums worldwide.
4 km · about 5 min drive
museum
California Academy of Sciences
A unique museum combining an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum under a living green roof in Golden Gate Park.
4 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Alcatraz Island
Notorious former federal penitentiary on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay that once held America's most dangerous criminals.
6 km · about 10 min drive
bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
The Art Deco suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait in famous International Orange; drive, cycle, or walk it, with classic viewpoints at Battery Spencer and Fort Point.
7 km · about 15 min drive
national park
Muir Woods National Monument
An ancient old-growth coast redwood forest just north of San Francisco, offering peaceful trails beneath towering thousand-year-old trees.
20 km · about 25 min drive
tunnel
Tom Lantos Tunnels (Devil's Slide)
Twin highway tunnels that bypass the notorious Devil's Slide cliffs on Highway 1 south of Pacifica; the old clifftop roadbed is now a spectacular coastal trail.
24 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Sonoma Raceway
A challenging road course set among the rolling hills of California wine country, hosting NASCAR and IndyCar events.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near San Francisco
- Right hereGolden Gate BridgeThe Art Deco suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait in famous International Orange; drive, cycle, or walk it, with classic viewpoints at Battery Spencer and Fort Point.
- 24 kmTom Lantos Tunnels (Devil's Slide)Twin highway tunnels that bypass the notorious Devil's Slide cliffs on Highway 1 south of Pacifica; the old clifftop roadbed is now a spectacular coastal trail.
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