Best places: Historic sites in San Francisco

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Battery Spencer
Observation deck
Fort Baker 19th-century concrete battery featuring panoramic views of Golden Gate & San Francisco.
4.80 (3.6K reviews) (~7.67 km from centre)
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USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum
History museum
Aircraft carrier that participated in WWII & the Apollo 11 recovery mission now a museum with tours.
4.80 (3K reviews) (~10.34 km from centre)
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Alcatraz Island
Historical place
Notorious prison & once home to Al Capone, now a museum with an audio tour, accessible by ferry.
4.70 (38.3K reviews) (~5.34 km from centre)
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Fort Point National Historic Site
Historical place
Fort from the Civil War era located under the Golden Gate Bridge offering cannon drills & tours.
4.70 (3.1K reviews) (~6.13 km from centre)
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Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park
State park
Protected 1909 lighthouse, outbuildings & cottage on a rugged headland in a 296.5-acre park.
4.70 (1.3K reviews) (~212.7 km from centre)
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John Muir National Historic Site
Historical place
A 2.4-mile hiking trail loop that begins near the John Muir house, with scenic mountain views.
4.70 (771 reviews) (~34.7 km from centre)
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Fort Ord National Monument
Hiking area
Home to 35 species of rare flora & fauna, this undeveloped wildland offers over 80 miles of trails.
4.70 (687 reviews) (~146.7 km from centre)
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Historical place
Expansive complex featuring a museum, interactive displays & ships telling the story of sea travel.
4.60 (4.8K reviews) (~3.07 km from centre)
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Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park
National reserve
Visitor center focused on women & men on the WWII home front, plus the Rosie the Riveter Memorial.
4.60 (2.5K reviews) (~15.54 km from centre)
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Cypress Tree Tunnel
Scenic spot
Drive planted in around 1930 with Monterey cypress trees, leading to a historic radio station.
4.60 (1.7K reviews) (~57.88 km from centre)
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Preston Castle Foundation
Historical place
👍👍 Went for the menagerie market and was lucky enough to get a tour of the building as well. Seeing the history while learning about it is just so incredible. Highly recommend to anyone who has any sort of interest for history, castles, or great views!
4.70 (504 reviews) (~145.05 km from centre)
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Fort Cronkhite
Historical place
Former World War II military base with preserved barracks, mess halls & artifacts, plus trails.
4.70 (395 reviews) (~11.73 km from centre)
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Winchester Mystery House
Historical place museum
Sprawling landmark with a staircase leading nowhere & other odd features designed to confuse ghosts.
4.50 (13.9K reviews) (~65.82 km from centre)
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Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park
State park
Historic landmark with tours of the first distribution point for a major city's electricity (1895).
4.60 (530 reviews) (~147.84 km from centre)
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Historical place
👍👍 Really awesome venue for a car show. Interesting placements of cars. I did find a 9MM bullet on the way in but it hadn’t been shot yet so probably fine.
4.50 (1.1K reviews) (~37.51 km from centre)
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Mission Soledad
History museum
👍👍 This is by far the smallest of all of the missions but, for what is left, it is well preserved. The lady working there was very nice and explained that everything was free which, is unusual. The museum is small but has meaningful remnants. The chapel is also very small. They do not have weekly servi...
4.60 (422 reviews) (~179.6 km from centre)
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Battery Townsley
Historical place
4.80 (144 reviews) (~12.55 km from centre)
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Battery Godfrey
Historical landmark
Ruins of this 1895 battery, once housing 3 large guns, remain a landmark on the Coastal Trail.
4.70 (182 reviews) (~5.76 km from centre)
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Battery Mendell
Historical place
4.70 (168 reviews) (~10.9 km from centre)
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New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum
Museum
👍👍 Friendly, well informed guide. Beautiful drive past farms and forests enroute. Pretty house (named Casa Grande), well thought out and executed exhibits with plenty to see, hear, read about how quick silver was mined, used, and affected the people involved. Historic, scientific, and social storie...
4.70 (162 reviews) (~85.25 km from centre)
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