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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.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Sausalito
California, United States · North America
About Sausalito
Sausalito works well as a base: 10 minutes from Strawberry, 9km from Muir Woods National Monument.
Sausalito is in California, United States, with about 7,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Strawberry, about 5 km away.
Sausalito (Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) southeast of Marin City, 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of San Rafael, and about 4 miles (6 km) north of San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Sausalito's population was 7,269 asRead more
of the 2020 census. The community is situated near the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, and prior to the building of that bridge served as a terminus for rail, car, and ferry traffic.
Sausalito developed rapidly as a shipbuilding center in World War II, with its industrial character giving way in postwar years to a reputation as a wealthy and artistic enclave, a picturesque residential community (incorporating large numbers of houseboats), and a tourist destination. The city is adjacent to, and largely bounded by, the protected spaces of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area as well as the San Francisco Bay.
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What is there to see near Sausalito?
Within an hour or so of Sausalito: Golden Gate Bridge (4 km), Alcatraz Island (7 km), Coit Tower (9 km), Muir Woods National Monument (9 km).
Where is Sausalito?
Sausalito is in California, United States, about 5 km from Strawberry.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,156
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 37.8591, -122.4852
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 Sausalito
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Alcatraz Island
Notorious former federal penitentiary on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay that once held America's most dangerous criminals.
7 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Coit Tower
Art Deco observation tower on Telegraph Hill offering 360-degree views of San Francisco, the bay, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
9 km · about 20 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.
9 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Exploratorium
A pioneering hands-on science museum on San Francisco's waterfront that inspired interactive museums worldwide.
10 km · about 20 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.
10 km · about 20 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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Sonoma Raceway
A challenging road course set among the rolling hills of California wine country, hosting NASCAR and IndyCar events.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Sausalito
- 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.
- 32 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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