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| | San Francisco Sightseeing - The Best Sightseeing in San Francisco, CA - 10Best |
 | | Within the beautifully landscaped, one-block descent from Hyde Street to Leavenworth Street are eight switchbacks, which have given Lombard the title of "crookedest street in the world." At the intersection of Hyde and Lombard, a cable car route provides spectacular views of Alcatraz, Angel Island, Coit Tower, Yerba Buena Island and the Bay Bridge. |
 | | In the 1960s, the structure was recreated in cast concrete from molds of the original, and the beautiful rotunda and peristyle were preserved. |
 | | Russian Hill, with its steep grade, is the site of Lombard Street, whose switchbacks have earned it the nickname “world’s crookedest street.” This same rolling terrain inspired cable cars, which still ferry visitors along photo-popular routes in the city’s busiest neighborhoods. |
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