Fisherman’s Wharf is a neighborhood and popular tourist attraction in San Francisco, California, U.S. It roughly encompasses the northern waterfront area of San Francisco from Ghirardelli Square or Van Ness Street east to Pier 35 or Kearny Street.
Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California
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It is best known for being the location of Pier 39, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, the Cannery Shopping Center, Ghirardelli Square, a Ripley’s Believe it or Not museum, the Musée Mécanique, the Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf, Forbes Island and restaurants and stands that serve fresh seafood, most notably dungeness crab and clam chowder served in a sourdough bread bowl. Some of the restaurants, like Pompeii’s and Alioto’s #8, go back for three generations of the same family ownership. Nearby Pier 45, there is a chapel in memory of the “Lost Fishermen” of San Francisco and Northern California though it might not always be open everyday. Once a year, the chapel has a service for the lost fishermen.
GPS travel destination: 37° 48′ 30″ N, 122° 24′ 56″ W
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