Art, History & Culture in San Francisco
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San Francisco Maritime Museum & National Historical Park
900 Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: 415-561-7100
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The San Francisco Maritime Museum and National Historical Park is an authentic reminder of the area's seafaring heritage. Inside the museum itself are various exhibits and models from the city's nautical past, but its true treasures lie a couple of blocks to the east, at the Hyde Street Pier. Here, an excellent collection of historical ships is on display, ranging from the tiny oceangoing tug the Hercules to the elegant Balclutha, one of the world’s last remaining square-rigged vessels. This handsome ship was built in Scotland in 1886, and used to transport grain at a top speed of 300 miles a day. It is now open to the public and visitors can walk the decks and get a first hand view of what 19th century life on the seas must have been like. NOTE: AT PRESENT THE MARITIME MUSEUM BUILDING IS CLOSED FOR RENOVATION. THE HYDE STREET PIER REMAINS OPEN.
900 Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: 415-561-7100
View Map | Website
The San Francisco Maritime Museum and National Historical Park is an authentic reminder of the area's seafaring heritage. Inside the museum itself are various exhibits and models from the city's nautical past, but its true treasures lie a couple of blocks to the east, at the Hyde Street Pier. Here, an excellent collection of historical ships is on display, ranging from the tiny oceangoing tug the Hercules to the elegant Balclutha, one of the world’s last remaining square-rigged vessels. This handsome ship was built in Scotland in 1886, and used to transport grain at a top speed of 300 miles a day. It is now open to the public and visitors can walk the decks and get a first hand view of what 19th century life on the seas must have been like. NOTE: AT PRESENT THE MARITIME MUSEUM BUILDING IS CLOSED FOR RENOVATION. THE HYDE STREET PIER REMAINS OPEN.
Transamerica Pyramid
600 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
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The Transamerica pyramid is the centerpiece of the city skyline. This building contains 48 stories of retail and office space, and when it was completed in 1972, it was the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi. Though it no longer houses the offices of the TransAmerica Corporation, but it has come to represent the economic life of San Francisco. In general, the city is wary of cozying up to corporate America too much, but six Fortune 500 companies do make their homes here, and in recent years, the area’s economy has been wed with the fortunes of the high-tech Silicon Valley to the south.
600 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
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The Transamerica pyramid is the centerpiece of the city skyline. This building contains 48 stories of retail and office space, and when it was completed in 1972, it was the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi. Though it no longer houses the offices of the TransAmerica Corporation, but it has come to represent the economic life of San Francisco. In general, the city is wary of cozying up to corporate America too much, but six Fortune 500 companies do make their homes here, and in recent years, the area’s economy has been wed with the fortunes of the high-tech Silicon Valley to the south.