• population - 6.3 million in Bay area
• 220,360 parking meters
• 293949 street light posts
• 23 bridges
• the tallest building is 867 feet tall.
• 65 drug stores that carry Lever2000 wipes.

"Haight-Ashbury , known as the home of flower power in the late 1960s is very colorful with pretty Victorian houses and near to Golden Gate Park . It is also known as one of the best neighborhoods for strolling and watching the streetlife.

"Golden Gate Park stretches almost halfway across the 6mile wide peninsula, from the Pacific Ocean to the Haight's Panhandle. Apart from gardens that include a flower conservatory and a charming Japanese tea garden, there are also lakes and sporting facilities. The Golden Gate park also has many museums and an aquarium, making it a much needed escape when the fog rolls in and the temperature plummets.

The beautiful Golden Gate Bridge crosses the 2mile mouth of the bay. Completed in 1937, the bridge remains the symbol of the city despite competition from modern constructions. At the time of its completion, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world and the 746ft suspension towers were higher than any structure west of New York City.

Union Square is San Francisco's downtown tourist center. It's a mishmash of glitzy shops and hotels, flower vendors and homeless people. Cable cars rumble down the west side of the square; try looking down Hyde St towards Aquatic Park, down Washington St to Chinatown and the Financial District, or down California St from Nob Hill. And if you're in Nob Hill, you've just got to ride the elevator to the Top of the Mark, the famous view bar at the top of the Mark Hopkins Hotel." -from the Lonely Planet Guide to San Francisco