| New York has the Empire State Building,
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| | San Francisco Bay, the GGNRA is one of
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| and Washington DC has the Washington and
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| | the most visited units in the National
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| Lincoln Memorials. Almost every major
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| | Park System. Over 13 million people come
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| American city can boast at least one
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| | to this area each year to view the great
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| major masterpiece of architecture. In San
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| | red bridge, among other activities.
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| Francisco, that emblem is the Golden Gate
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| | The Park is deceptively large, as it is
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| Bridge, recognized as one of the most
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| | not one contiguous land area, but rather
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| graceful steel spans in the world. A
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| | a collection of parks that runs from
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| tourist's visit to the San Francisco Bay
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| | northern San Mateo County down to
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| Area isn't complete without a panoramic
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| | southern Marin County. It runs along 59
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| vista of this gorgeous structure. This
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| | miles of coast. The GGNRA shouldn't be
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| isn't a feat of engineering; instead, it
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| | confused, however, with Golden Gate Park,
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| is a work of art.
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| | which is run by the city of San Francisco
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| To truly appreciate the Golden Gate
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| | as a separate entity.
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| Bridge, one must first have a solid grasp
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| | There is no shortage of things to do in
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| of the history that lies behind it.
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| | the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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| Conceived in the boom years of the
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| | On a warm summer day, it's not unusual to
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| Roaring 1920's but constructed during the
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| | see people biking, rollerblading, and
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| depths of the Great Depression, the
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| | jogging on some of the countless
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| Bridge represents American perseverance
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| | well-maintained paths. In addition,
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| and determination. The great project was
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| | photography is only one art form that is
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| completed in 1937, and the Golden Gate
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| | used to capture the majesty of the Golden
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| Bridge stood as the longest steel
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| | Gate Bridge. Other artists employ paints,
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| suspension bridge in the world until
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| | pencils, and sculpting clay to interpret
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| 1964, when the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
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| | the span.
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| was completed connecting the New York
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| | A trip to the GGNRA isn't complete
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| City boroughs of Staten Island and
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| | without a visit to its most infamous
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| Brooklyn.
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| | attraction. The island of Alcatraz has
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| The Golden Gate Bridge garners wide
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| | been the feature of countless movies.
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| praise for its aesthetics. The American
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| | Although it hasn't housed prisoners since
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| Society of Civil Engineers declared it to
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| | 1963, its since reopened as a museum. Its
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| be one of the modern Wonders of the
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| | positively haunting to walk the halls of
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| World. According to Frommer's Travel
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| | this chilling structure, once home to Al
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| Guides, it's "possibly the most
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| | Capone and "Birdman of Alcatraz" Robert
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| beautiful, certainly the most
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| | Stroud.
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| photographed, bridge in the world."
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| | Spend a day or two exploring Golden Gate
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| Though the Bridge can be viewed from
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| | National Recreation Area; you're sure to
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| points across San Francisco, the best
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| | appreciate the Bridge, along with all of
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| vistas are to be had from Golden Gate
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| | the rest of the GGNRA has to offer.
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| National Recreation Area. Surrounding the
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