San Francisco Real Estate
California
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City Life
Transamerica Pyramid and pier- Diverse, mixed-use neighborhoods and a mix of Victorian architecture and high-rise buildings
- Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest building, measuring 850 feet (259 m).
- Golden Gate Bridge is the world’s tallest bridge, at 220 feet (67 m) above sea level.
- Major businesses: Apple Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Chevron Corp., Wells Fargo & Co., and Hewlett-Packard
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Arts and Entertainment
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art- The San Francisco Opera is the second-largest opera company in the country, and the San Francisco Ballet is the country’s oldest professional ballet company.
- Also home to the San Francisco Symphony, which celebrates its centennial season in 2011-2012, and the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), a theater company and actor training program
- 62 museums, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), the DeYoung Museum, the Asian Art Museum, and the Exploratorium in the Palace of Fine Arts
- Other attractions: City Lights Bookstore, Steinhart Aquarium, and 299 parks, playgrounds, and squares
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Boating/Sailing
San Francisco Yacht Club- Will host the 34th America’s Cup in 2013
- Nearly 40 marinas and more than 11,000 slips
- 30+ yacht clubs
- Several yacht rental and charter companies, sailboat and bay cruise providers, and boating/sailing schools
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Golf Destination
30+ golf courses- 30+ public and private courses
- San Francisco Golf Club and The Olympic Club have been ranked in Golflink.com’s Top 100 United States Golf Courses.
- The Olympic Club will host the USGA U.S. Open in 2012.
- Course designers: Rees Jones, Arnold Palmer, Alister MacKenzie
- Beach, bicycling, equestrian, gambling, history, professional sports, scenic, tennis, university city, water sports
Highlights
- 16 million visitors to San Francisco annually
- Famous scenes of San Francisco include its hills, its streetcars, and a row of Victorian homes called “Postcard Row.”
- Easy day trips to wine-growing regions of Sonoma Valley and Napa Valley
- An epicenter of the “beat” and “flower power” cultural and political movements and the gay rights movement
- Home to Silicon Valley, which is the headquarters for many of the world’s largest technology companies
- Nearby cities and towns: Oakland; Berkeley; Palo Alto; San José
FAST FACTS
Population | 805,235 (4.3 million in metropolitan area) |
Size | 47 square miles (123 km2) |
Climate | San Francisco has mild, moist winters and dry, cool summers. |
Nearby Airports with Hub Connections | San Francisco International Airport (SFO): Direct connections include Anchorage (ANC), Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Detroit (DTW), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Honolulu (HNL), Houston (IAH), Las Vegas (LAS), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Orlando (MCO), Philadelphia (PHL), Seattle (SEA), Washington, DC (IAD) |