San Francisco Lite

San Francisco, CA

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Explore this short introductory tour of San Francisco featuring six locations from the Golden Gate Bridge to Alcatraz Island. San Francisco, Spanish for Saint Francis, was founded on June 29, 1776, when Spanish colonists established a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for St. Francis of Assisi. The California Gold Rush of 1849 propelled the city into a period of rapid growth, increasing the population in one year from 1,000 to 25,000, and thus transforming it into the largest city on the West Coast at the time. Today, San Francisco is the second most densely populated city in the US, one of the top tourist destinations, a cultural hub, and a financial and economic powerhouse. Enjoy!