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The (USF) is a private, Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF is the oldest institution for higher learning in San Francisco and the second oldest institution for higher learning in California. USF’s main campus is located on a hilltop in a 55-acre (220,000 m2) setting between the and and is equidistant from the Pacific Ocean and the .

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USF’s nickname is “The Hilltop,” appropriately named since the campus is located at the peak of one of San Francisco’s major hills. USF’s close historical ties with the are reflected in the University’s motto, Pro Urbe et Universitate (For the City and University). USF’s 8,500-member student body is composed of students from seventy-five countries, and is ranked in the top 15 national universities for and international student enrollment. The University is known for its public service efforts (McCarthy Center), its world-renowned Center for the Pacific Rim (Asian and American Studies), and its nationally recognized graduate programs in the fields of law, business, nursing, and environmental management. guides.
University of San Francisco, San Francisco GPS coordinates:37° 46′ 46″ N, 122° 27′ 7″ W


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Jan 08, 1:00pm at San Jose Civic Auditorium, 135 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA

Jan 08, 3:00pm at Walt Disney Family Museum, 104 Montgomery Street, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA
Tales about mountaintop adventures including Heidi, When I was Young in the Mountains and Maxwell's Mountain; for kids 5-8. The Museum created the program to recognize that bo...

Jan 08, 4:00pm at San Jose Civic Auditorium, 135 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA

Jan 08, 4:30pm at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society at the Douglas Beach House, 311 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay, CA
Larry Vuckovich is heading up a lineup of Bay Area musicians who will perform three sets in appreciation of their favorite venue for the past 46 years. Total proceeds from the...

Jan 08, 5:00pm at St Luke's Episcopal Church, 1755 Clay St, San Francisco, CA


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AT&T Park, San Francisco
AT&T Park is an open-air ballpark, home to the of . The park also hosts the , a college , every year. The park is located at 24 , at the corner of 3rd Street and King Street in the neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Formerly known as SBC Park and , the stadium was officially renamed AT&T Park on March 3, 2006, just two years after it adopted the SBC Park name. SBC Communications, the flagship sponsor of the park, merged with AT&. in 2005 and the new AT&T Inc. took the more iconic name for their company. This marks the third official name for the park since its opening in 2000. guides.

GPS coordinates: 37° 46′ 42.14″ N, 122° 23′ 22.88″ W

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Jan 08, 1:00pm at San Jose Civic Auditorium, 135 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA

Jan 08, 3:00pm at Walt Disney Family Museum, 104 Montgomery Street, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA
Tales about mountaintop adventures including Heidi, When I was Young in the Mountains and Maxwell's Mountain; for kids 5-8. The Museum created the program to recognize that bo...

Jan 08, 4:00pm at San Jose Civic Auditorium, 135 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA

Jan 08, 4:30pm at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society at the Douglas Beach House, 311 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay, CA
Larry Vuckovich is heading up a lineup of Bay Area musicians who will perform three sets in appreciation of their favorite venue for the past 46 years. Total proceeds from the...

Jan 08, 5:00pm at St Luke's Episcopal Church, 1755 Clay St, San Francisco, CA


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Ferry Building, San Francisco
The is a terminal for that travel across the and a shopping center located on The in San Francisco, California. On top of the building is a large clock tower, which can be seen from Market Street, a main thoroughfare of the city. Architecturally, the clock tower was modeled after the 12th century Giralda in Seville, Spain. During daylight, on every full and half-hour, the can be heard chiming portions of the Quarters. guides.
GPS travel coordinates: 37° 47′ 43.8″ N, 122° 23′ 37.32″ W

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San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco

The , California, opened in 1915, in its open space area in the city’s , is a Beaux-Arts monument to the brief “City Beautiful” movement that epitomized the high-minded American Renaissance of the period 1880-1917. The present building is actually a replacement for an earlier City Hall that was completely destroyed during the 1906 Earthquake. The architect was Arthur Brown Jr, whose attention to the finishing details extended to the doorknobs and the typeface to be used in signage. Brown also designed San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House, Veterans Building, Temple Emanuel, Coit Tower and the Federal office building at 50 United Nations Plaza. Interesting historical tourist spot.
GPS tourist coordinates: 37° 46′ 45.08″ N, 122° 25′ 8.9″ W

 

is a residential neighborhood and park in San Francisco, California. Both are located in the Western Addition, a part of the city’s fifth Supervisorial district, and are served by several Muni bus lines including the 5, 21, 22, and 24.
Alamo Square, San Francisco, California
consists of six city blocks at the top of a hill overlooking much of San Francisco, with a number of large and architecturally distinctive mansions along the perimeter. It is bordered by Hayes Street to the south, Fulton Street to the north, Scott Street to the west, and Steiner Street to the east. The park includes a playground and a tennis court, and is frequented by neighbors, tourists, and dog owners. A row of Victorian houses facing the park on Steiner Street, known as the painted ladies, are often shown in the foreground of panoramic pictures of the city’s downtown area. On a clear day, the Transamerica Pyramid building and the tops of the and Bay Bridge can be seen from the park’s center. San Francisco’s City Hall can be seen directly down Fulton Street. Nice tourist spots for vacation travel guides.
GPS travel destinations: 37° 46′ 34.98″ N, 122° 26′ 4.95″ W

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Palace of Fine Arts/Exploratorium, San Francisco

The is a public science museum, located in the Marina District at the in San Francisco, California. It is one of San Francisco’s most popular museums, drawing over 500,000 people each year. Founded in 1969 by the physicist Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, the is dedicated to teaching science through hands-on exhibits. Many of its exhibits are created by visual and performing artists as well as scientists and educators. Exhibit designs that have been created at the often are duplicated for other worldwide. Some exhibits, of course, can’t be duplicated, such as the off-site Wave Organ, a unique sonic experience located on a nearby point of land jutting into . The Exploratorium also features the Tactile Dome, a three-dimensional pitch-black labyrinth that visitors must navigate using the sense of touch. Nice travel spot for SF sightseeing tours.
GPS travel location: 37° 48′ 10″ N, 122° 26′ 54″ W

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