The Marina District is in one of
the most beautiful areas in all of San Francisco.
Built on landfill for the 1915 Panama Pacific
International Exposition, the Marina is former
marshland that become prime real estate for San
Francisco. Home to the picturesque Palace of Fine
Arts. Charming ‘swan lake’ with
water spouts affront this enchanting Grecco-Romanesque
structure.
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FACTS:
Sits
totally on landfill
Attractions: Palace
of Fine Arts
Chestnut Street
Fort Mason Center
In the decades following the exposition,
apartment buildings, homes and businesses sprouted
up rapidly and in great numbers until the Marina
had become one of San Francisco's most desirable
places to live work and visit.
Immediately behind the palace’s striking
rotunda is the renowned Exploratorium, which houses
more than 600 educational hands-on science exhibits
for children.
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