The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth-largest city in the U.S. state of California. Mainland San Francisco is located on the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula.
Insular San Francisco includes several islands in the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Strait, notably Alcatraz, Treasure Island, and the Farralon Island 27 miles offshore in the Pacific
Ocean. Famous hallmarks and landmarks include the San Francisco cable cars and the Golden Gate Bridge, both of which are known worldwide. |
