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Palace of Fine Arts
Hours of Operation
- Days and times vary, check website for details.
3301 Lyon St
San Francisco, CA 94123
San Francisco, CA 94123
Description
The Palace of Fine Arts is a stunning, Greco-Roman structure built in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Featuring a lovely Roman rotunda and curved colonnades, the structure has appeared in numerous films, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, and offers a lovely, park-like setting for picnickers...
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Updated 10/03/2008
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The Sunset district isn't equal to Strip in our Sister to the South... Even if it seems like Suburbia, the fog-blanketed oceanside of SF has some great treasures.
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Updated 07/17/2009
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Every shot in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo is as beautiful as a carefully-planned painting. And with San Francisco as a backdrop, Hitchcock's keen eye and OCD for planning are illuminated. Here are a few spots that might jog your memory.
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Scottie and Madeleine take a quick stroll past this iconic site. If you’ve never seen this place at night/sunset, add it to your list. It’s quite stunning. But watch out: I saw a skunk roaming around there once!
