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Here are top 28 things you can t afford to miss in San Francisco
Although San Francisco is big in terms of attractions and amenities, it is geographically small â only 49 square miles. That makes it very easy to explore and do a great many things in a short period of time. Here is a suggested list of the top 28 things not to miss in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco Travel Association:
Walk Over the Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge, the most famous bridge in the world, manages to impress even the most experienced travelers with its stunning 1.7-mile span. Approximately 120,000 automobiles drive across it every day. A pedestrian walkway also allows crossing on foot, and bikes are allowed on the western side. The Golden Gate Bridge is said to be one of the most photographed things on Earth, so ready your camera of choice and be sure to share with #AlwaysSF.
Plans to demolish a historic pub in New Cross have been withdrawn to the relief of the community. The future of the Montague Arms, on Queen’s Road, was in doubt after proposals to knock it down, replacing it with flats, surfaced earlier this year. On Tuesday, Telegraph Hill councillors discovered the planning application had been withdrawn, giving the much-loved former music venue a chance of reopening post-pandemic. The councillors, who published a public letter opposing the development, said: “Telegraph Hill councillors are delighted that the application to demolish a valued pub has been withdrawn. “We will fight for the pub.
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The plan to have the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 at Lake Merced.
The Lake Merced Fair that Could Have Been
by Woody LaBounty
(Adapted from article published in Outside Lands magazine, Jan-Mar 2015, and is put online with support from the Schwemm Family Foundation.) Map of Merced Park, proposed site for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915., 1915 - Designed by J. E. Pope, Civil Engineer
In 1915, San Francisco celebrated the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), the fair that remade a swampy area called Harbor View into a wonderland of exhibit halls, courts, plazas, technology showcases, a “Joy Zone,” and a Tower of Jewels centerpiece.