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San Francisco (Golden Gate and Alcatraz)

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Close up of Golden Gate Bridge section.
One of the best places to view the Golden Gate Bridge…
Looking up at the Golden Gate Bridge.
…is the Fort Point National Historic Site.
Locks on a chainlink fence beneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Located beneath the bridge, it offers a unique, towering perspective.
A view looking up at the Golden Gate Bridge.
An important scene in the movie, “Vertigo,” was filmed here.
A closeup of the Golden Gate Bridge.
View of the San Francisco skyline from the water.
The views of the city skyline from Fort Point are also very good.
A man standing near a ferris wheel.
Look for a ferris wheel to find out where the boats leave for Alcatraz.
Woman looking out at a foggy ocean.
It’s about a 15-minute boat ride to Alcatraz.
A skyline view of San Francisco from the water.
On the boat you get views of the city skyline.
A view of Alcatraz from the boat.
Alcatraz looms in the distance as the boat approaches the island.
Closeup of a building on Alcatraz.
A crowd of people tour the cell block.
Self-guided audio tours are informative and efficient.
Two people walk in the rain with a foggy city skyline in the background.
And the views from the island on a cloudy day look ominous.
A closeup of foggy city skyline of San Francisco.
An umbrella lined with blue sky clouds creates an abstract blurry image.
An umbrella lined with blue sky clouds creates an abstract.
An umbrella lined with blue sky clouds creates an abstract blurry image.
A reddish building on the water.
Outside the Cowell Theater where the International Ocean Film Festival was held in April, 2026.
A reddish building on the water.
A man on a roof pulls something on an uphill slant.
A man on a roof pulls something on a down-hill slant.