San Francisco was founded in 1776 and has since become the 13th most
populated city in the United States. Tourists from all over the world visit
San Francisco to experience its many attractions like taking a ride in one
of the famous cable cars, driving across the Golden Gate Bridge, or taking a
ferry boat out to the historical Alcatraz Island. San Francisco is known as
home to the California Gold Rush and also the site of the "Summer of Love"
in the 1960's.