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The Mission District — The Mission District is one of San Francisco's oldest and most culturally vibrant neighborhoods, home to a large Latino community and named for Mission Dolores, the oldest surviving structure in the city. The neighborhood is known for its murals, taquerias, and Victorian architecture. Read more →

Did You Know?

...that San Francisco's cable car system, established in 1873, is the world's only remaining manually operated cable car system?
...that The Golden Gate Bridge, completed in 1937, was the world's longest suspension bridge for 27 years?
...that The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and resulting fires destroyed approximately 490 city blocks and left 225,000 people homeless?
...that San Francisco's Chinatown, established in 1848, is the oldest in North America and one of the most densely populated urban areas in the country?
...that Proposition 13, passed by California voters in 1978, capped property tax increases and fundamentally reshaped California's tax structure?