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Things to do in San Francisco, California  - San Francisco Attractions

• Alcatraz Island
  Home to a maximum security penitentiary for notorious criminals known as the Rock, it was formerly a lighthouse, military installation, and finally a prison. Alcatraz became a federal prison in 1934 and housed such prisoners including Alvin Karpis, James Bulger, Robert Stroud, and Al Capone. The Rock was the place were the motion picture Escape from Alcatraz was filmed.
  
  
• Golden Gate Bridge
  One of the most foremost sights in America is the Godlen Gate Bridge. Contructed in 1937, the bridge spans a whopping 1.7 miles span across the San Francisco Bay and has been used in access of one billion times. After four years of construction, the total price of the bridge was $36.7 million. Aesthetically the bridge is one of the Wonders of he World and was painted with an International orange. Close to one thousand suicides have been committed while jumping of the 220 ft high bridge cause victims to hit the water at 75 mph.
  
  
• Muir Woods Naitonal Monument
  Considered one of the most serene spots on earth away from the hustle and bustle of San Francisco,  visitors seem to travel down corridors of 250 ft trees that flank the road on each side. Muir Woods is marked with numerous trails where hikers can observe young buck feeding on tender shoots of foliage. Explore Redwood Creek as it navigates and turns through valley of redwoods. View the steel-head trout and coho salmon spawning as they swim from pool to pool.