San Francisco Flashcards
Financial District
San Francisco’s Financial District. A famous landmark there is the Transamerica Pyramid.
Wells Fargo History Museum
Wells Fargo & Co. moved people, goods, gold, and mail. The Pony Express was one of their main ventures.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco’s largest venue for conventions. Is situated in SoMa (South of Market). It has become the city’s artists’ quarter.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco’s leading center of modern art.
Union Square
In the city’s main shopping district. It has a wealth of luxurious department stores.
Chinatown
Chinese migrants settled there during the gold rush era.
Nob Hill
The highest summit of San Francisco. It’s got Grace Cathedral, the main Episcopal church in San Francisco, on top of it.
Fisherman’s Wharf
A district in San Francisco that is famous for Italian seafood restaurants.
North Beach
Aka Little Italy. You can find Lombard Street, the crookedest street in the world, there.
Alcatraz
A military prison. Called “The Rock” by prisoners.
Pacific Heights
A desirable and exclusive district.
Asian Art Museum
The largest museum outside Asia devoted exclusively to Asian art.
Misson Dolores
The oldest building in the city. The embodiment of San Francisco’s Spanish Colonial roots.
Haight Ashbury
The center of the hippie world.
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco’s oldest and most popular science museum.
