Answer: Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson is located near the center of San Francisco. It is the highest natural point at 928 feet. It is one of the original seven hills on which the city was built.
From Quiz: Tomorrow I Will Go To San Francisco
Answer: Pier 39
There are many interesting attractions at Fisherman's Wharf, including the Maritime Museum and the Historic Ships Pier. There is even a merry-go-round here
From Quiz: San Francisco - My Favourite City!
Answer: Sacramento
Sacramento runs east to west and is parallel to other streets in its area. Market, of course, is the most obvious diagonal street, parallel only to most streets in the SoMA (South of Market) area.
From Quiz: Getting Around San Francisco
Answer: Coit Tower
Mrs. Lilie Coit left funds for this tower to be built in thanks for the firefighters who worked valiantly to save structures following the devastating earthquake in 1906.
From Quiz: San Francisco
Answer: North
The city and county of San Francisco are located on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula. The city is between the San Francisco Bay area and the Pacific Ocean.
From Quiz: Tomorrow I Will Go To San Francisco
Answer: Haight-Ashbury
Haight-Ashbury was a popular area in the 1960's and it seems that the flower-power vibe is still felt there now.
From Quiz: San Francisco - My Favourite City!
Answer: Moscone Recreation Center
From Quiz: Getting Around San Francisco
Answer: Eureka Valley
The official name for the neighborhood is Eureka Valley; however, the core shopping and entertainment area on Castro Street, as well as the wonderful Castro Theatre, have made "The Castro" the common reference to this gentrified area of the city.
From Quiz: San Francisco
Answer: San Mateo Bridge
The San Mateo Bridge connects Hayward in the East Bay to San Mateo on the Peninsula. Not an easy bridge to cross during rush hour!
From Quiz: San Francisco East Bay
Answer: Golden Gate Strait
The Golden Gate Bridge is about 1.7 miles in length. The Golden Gate Strait connects the waters of the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean at the tip of the peninsulas near San Francisco.
From Quiz: Tomorrow I Will Go To San Francisco
Answer: Cow Hollow
Cow Hollow is the most northern district of these choices, location just north of Pacific Heights. You'll find the Palace of Fine Arts, the Presidio, and other locales, near this district.
From Quiz: Getting Around San Francisco
Answer: Fremont
Mission San Jose is actually in Fremont - not San Jose (that would be too obvious!).
From Quiz: San Francisco East Bay
Answer: Treasure Island
Treasure Island is named after the novel "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is accessible from San Francisco by the Oakland Bay Bridge. The 1939-1940 Golden Gate International Exposition was held on the island. The island is owned by the city of San Francisco.
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Answer: Treasure Island
Treasure Island is situated in the top of San Francisco Bay between San Francisco itself and Oakland. It used to be a military base and the majority of the island has been closed to the public for over 60 years.
From Quiz: San Francisco - My Favourite City!
Answer: Bayview
Close call, but Bayview is slightly more eastern than Potrero Hill. Forest Hill and the Sunset are in western parts of the city.
From Quiz: Getting Around San Francisco
Answer: Market
Market Street runs from the Bay at the Ferry Building to the foot of Twin Peaks, where it becomes Portola.
From Quiz: San Francisco
Answer: Nimitz Freeway
Locals call this freeway the 'Nasty Nimitz' during rush hour.
From Quiz: San Francisco East Bay
Answer: Eucalyptus trees
The Sutro Forest is primarily owned by the University of California at San Francisco. The forest is near the Sunset District. Richard Brandi wrote about the forest area in his work titled "Farms, Fire, Forest". Adolph Sutro planted Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees on Mount Parnassus, which later became Mount Sutro. Because the trees were planted in the year 1886, many of the trees have grown to 100 feet tall.
From Quiz: Tomorrow I Will Go To San Francisco
Answer: A fire hose nozzle
Coit Tower is one of the most famous views of San Francisco, built in memory of fire fighters who worked during the earthquake of 1906. It is a white building reminiscent of the Tower of Pisa in Italy. If you climb to the top, you can look forward to wonderful views over San Francisco and the Bay.
From Quiz: San Francisco - My Favourite City!
Answer: Merced Heights
Merced Heights is located in between the Stonestown and Ingleside districts of San Francisco, not far from Lake Merced, San Francisco State University, and Junipero Serra Blvd. St. Francis Wood is north of Merced Heights, near Mt. Davidson. Telegraph Hill is located in the north-eastern part of the city, where the famous Coit Tower stands.
From Quiz: Getting Around San Francisco
Answer: The Presidio
The Presidio is now managed by a trust and will soon be home to George Lucas' studios.
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Answer: Oakland
Jack London Square can be found on along Oakland's waterfront.
From Quiz: San Francisco East Bay
Answer: Stow Lake
Strawberry Hill is located in the middle of Stow Lake in the Golden Gate Park. There is a panoramic view of San Francisco from the 420 foot island hill. A Japanese tea garden and a Chinese peace pagoda are located near the lake.
From Quiz: Tomorrow I Will Go To San Francisco
Answer: Excelsior
The Excelsior district, located right in the center of the lower parts of San Francisco, is home to such locales as Crocker-Amazon Playground.
From Quiz: Getting Around San Francisco
Answer: San Francisco Municipal Railway
The San Francisco Municipal Railway, commonly referred to as Muni, offers an unlimited ride adult monthly pass for only $45, a huge savings over comparable system wide passes.
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Answer: Pleasanton
Even though Oakland is the county seat of Alameda County, the Alameda County Fair is held in Pleasanton.
From Quiz: San Francisco East Bay
Answer: Its crookedness
Lombard Street is famed for its crooked design which zigzags down the street. Its origins lie in the mind of a property owner who was concerned by the 27 degree gradient which made walking or driving on the road difficult. Travelling down the one-block length of Lombard Street requires a driver to negotiate eight hairpin bends.
From Quiz: Tomorrow I Will Go To San Francisco
Answer: Island of the Pelicans
'Alcatraz', was so named because of all of the pelicans that lived there. It had many famous inmates during its short term as a prison, including Al Capone and Robert Stroud ('The Bird-man of Alcatraz'). If you do the tour, you can ask to be locked in a cell to get a feel of what it was like for the inmates.
From Quiz: San Francisco - My Favourite City!
Answer: Starr King
Taking Peter Yorke will lead to Post, while Starr King will lead to O'Farrell.
From Quiz: Getting Around San Francisco
Answer: Davies Symphony Hall
Davies Symphony Hall is a modern, exceptional venue, where there is not a bad seat in the house!
From Quiz: San Francisco
Answer: Hayward Fault
The Hayward Fault even runs directly under UC Berkeley's football stadium and has left some very visible cracks.
From Quiz: San Francisco East Bay
Answer: North Beach
In 2007, the American Planning Association rated North Beach as "one of the greatest neighborhoods in America". North Beach is also the Red Light and nightlife district of San Francisco. In modern times, the area has housed young urban professionals, families, and some residents from nearby Chinatown.
From Quiz: Tomorrow I Will Go To San Francisco
Answer: Broadway and Stockton
Broadway's tunnel runs east-to-west from about Hyde to Mason, while Stockton's tunnel runs north-to-south, from about Sacramento to Bush.
From Quiz: Getting Around San Francisco
Answer: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
The east span of the Bay Bridge is currently being rebuilt. The old, cantilevered structure will eventually be replaced by twin suspension spans -- the current span linking San Francisco and Treasure Island, and a new span linking Treasure Island and Oakland.
From Quiz: San Francisco
Answer: BART
BART - Bay Area Rapid Transit
From Quiz: San Francisco East Bay
Answer: Coit Tower
Originally called Loma Alto by the Spaniards, Telegraph Hill is where the Coit Tower is located. The hill is a sanctuary for wild parrots. The book and documentary called "The Parrots of Telegraph Hill" was released in 2003.
From Quiz: Tomorrow I Will Go To San Francisco
Answer: Downtown
The Trans-America Pyramid is the tallest building in San Francisco and it dominates the skyline of the Downtown financial district. There is a web-cam on the top of this building, which gives excellent views of the Bay Bridge and surrounding area.
From Quiz: San Francisco - My Favourite City!
Answer: 82
280 and 101 are local freeways, and Skyline Blvd. is Highway 35.
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Answer: 47
After Manhattan, San Francisco is the second-most densely populated County in the nation, with 800,000-odd people living within a scant seven by seven miles.
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Answer: Alameda
Alameda which is a city and an island was once called the Coney Island of the West Coast.
From Quiz: San Francisco East Bay