Fort Point
Fort Point and Lime Point define respectively the southern and northern flanks of the narrow entrance to San Francisco Bay. Given its prime location, Fort Point has been a desired spot for several construction proj... lighthousefriends.com
Alcatraz Island
Prompted by the cry of "Gold!" at Sutter's Mill in 1848, thousands of fortune hunters set out from the East Coast and rounded Cape Horn on their way to San Francisco and the gold fields beyond. After several vessel... lighthousefriends.com
Pardee Home Museum
Guided tours of the home invite visitors to learn about local history. Because all of the furnishings and collections are original and authentic, without exception, the museum offers a remarkable look at the life of th... heritagesites.com
Point Bonita
Guardian of the northern tip of the Golden Gate, the Point Bonita Lighthouse still uses its original second-order Fresnel lens to cast forth a guiding beacon for mariners. In the 1850s, as lighthouses started poppi... lighthousefriends.com
Lightship Relief Wlv 605
Construction on WLV 605 began at Rice Brothers Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on March 1, 1949. Robert Rice, who along with his father and roughly 150 other men were kept busy by the work, recalls that the ship... lighthousefriends.com
Uss Potomac
Completed in 1934, the Coast Guard Cutter Electra was converted to the presidential yacht and commissioned as a U.S. Navy Vessel, USS Potomac, in 1936. The 165-foot ship, which weighs 376 gross tons and has a cruising speed of ... hmdb.org
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Visitors relive America's seafaring past on National Historic Landmark ships at Hyde Street Pier. Round out the visit by strolling the grounds and beach of Aquatic Park, the 1930s Landmark District. Exhibits featurin... sanfrancisco.travel
First Unitarian Church Of Oakland
Designed in 1889 by Walter J. Mathews, this solid masonry Romanesque church departed radically from California's traditional Gothic wood frame construction. Noted for its world famous stained glass windows produced by Goodhue o... hmdb.org
Church Of The Good Shepherd
This is Berkeley's oldest remaining church building and the oldest church in the East Bay still in continuous use by its founding congregation. The one-story Victorian Gothic-style building was built here on what was Bristol St... hmdb.org
Presidio, San Francisco, California
The Presidio for many years was one of the major U.S. Army posts on the West Coast. In 1995 almost all of it was turned over to the National Park Service, to be administered as a part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. ... trails.com
African American Museum And Library
The African American Museum and Library at Oakland shares the historical and cultural experiences of African Americans in California and the West. The second floor museum regularly hosts traveling and original exhibiti... heritagesites.com
Alameda Museum- Alameda, Ca
"Alameda is a unique island community located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. We offer permanent displays of Alameda history, the only rotating gallery showcasing local Alameda artists and student artwork, as ... waymarking.com
Presidio Army Museum - San Francisco, Ca
"Situated on Lincoln Boulevard (junction with Funston Avenue) is the Presidio Army Museum, housed in an old military hospital dating from 1857. There are exhibitions of relics and documents which illustrate the part playe... waymarking.com
Oakland Harbor
The arrival of the Central Pacific railroad terminus at Oakland in 1869 heightened the need for a nearby link to shipping in San Francisco Bay. Consequently, two piers that were spaced 750 feet and extended two mil... lighthousefriends.com
William Randolph Hearst Grave Site
American journalist, patron of the arts and media magnate, best known as the founder of the Hearst Corporation and builder of Hearst Castle, at San Simeon, California. William Randolph Hearst was born on April 29, 1863 in... findagrave.com