San Francisco, California
San Francisco Presidio
San Francisco, California
Credit: Robert Campbell via Wikimedia Commons
San Francisco is the fourth-most populated city in California, and 17th nationwide. Situated at the end of a long peninsula which protects two large bays, and faces the Pacific Ocean to the west. San Francisco includes many islands including Angel Island, Alcatraz, Treasure Island, and Yerba Bueno.
San Francisco's history includes several events that have become a part of the American consciousness, including the 1849 gold rush and 1906 earthquake. During the Second World War, the city was a hub for deployments and homecomings for U.S. service members. San Francisco has a proud maritime tradition, and is home to many museums, monuments, and historical sites.
Presidio of San Francisco
Fort Miley Military Reservation
USS San Francisco Memorial
Legion of Honor Art Museum
Other sites of historical interest in Presideio
Holocaust Memorial
Memorial for Peace
Kong Chow Sojourner Tombs
Kanrin Maru Memorial
El Cid Statue
Fort Miley
Marine Exchange Point Lobos Lookout Station
Battery AMTB
Battery Livingston
Battery Chester
The Cliff House
Pacific Heights and North Beach
Port of San Francisco
Alcatraz
Institute of Contemproary Art San Francisco
Children's Creativity Museum
Exploratorium
Park Headquarters at Fort Mason
Naval Station, Yerba Buena Island
Walt Disney Family Museum
The American Bookbinder's Museum
San Francisco Mairtime National Park Association
SS Jeremiah O'Brien - Liberty Ship Museum
San Francisco Maritime Historic Park
Museum of the African Diaspora
Cable Car Museum
Other sites of historical interest
USS Pampanito Museum and Memorial
Pier 31
Pier 35
Pier 4 Original Alcatraz Pier
​Fort Mason Park
Site of John C Frémont and Jessie Benton Frémont home
Clayton's Anchor
Marina Airfield Historical Marker
Chinatown
Chinese Historical Society of America Museum
Site of the First Public School in California
California Migration Museum
Other sites of historical interest in Chinatown
St. Mary's Square - Comfort Women monument, and statue of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
Portsmouth Square - Many statues and monuments​
Richmond and Sunset
Osher Rainforest
deYoung Museum
Morrison Planetarium
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Other sites of historical interest in Richmond and Sunset
Golden Gate Park:
Cervantes Monument
General Pershing Statue
Robert Burns Statue
Monumental Reckoning
Goethe-Schiller Memorial
Monarch Bear Grove
Prayerbook Cross
WWI Memorial
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Mission District
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Asian Art Museum
Museum of Craft and Design
Randall Museum
International Art Museum of AMerica
Angel Island
Angel Island Immigration Museum
Angel Island State Park
Other sites of historical interest on Angel Island
Chinese Immigrants Monument
North Garrison Group Campsite
Angel Island East Bay Sites
Fort McDowell (East Garrison)
Battery Drew
Battery Ledyard
Battery Wallace
Camp Reynolds (West Garrison)
Camp Reynolds Hospital