San Francisco

Few cities in California have a history as closely tied to the Gold Rush as San Francisco. Set on a peninsula between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean, it grew from a small port into a major West Coast commercial centre during the 19th century. The Golden Gate Bridge, opened in 1937, links the city with Marin County across the Golden Gate strait, while the Bay Bridge reaches Oakland. Cable cars, introduced here in 1873, still negotiate the steep streets around Nob Hill and Powell Street. The Ferry Building on the Embarcadero recalls the importance of the waterfront to the city’s port history. Browse further webcams nearby to understand how San Francisco relates to the Bay Area around it.

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