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San Francisco, California is a famous senior vacation and travel destination known worldwide.

San Francisco CA History

The Bay area was originally inhabited by the Ohlone, native people indigenous to the area. In 1575, Sebastian Rodriguez Cermeno landed in Drake's Bay, claimed the land for Spain and named it Puerto de San Francisco. In 1579, Sir Francis Drake landed in Drake's Bay and claimed the land for England.

In 1776, the Mission of San Francisco de Asis was dedicated. The United States took possession of a portion of California, which included San Francisco, during the Mexican-American War in 1846. That year, Yerba Buena (founded in 1835) was renamed San Francisco.

In 1850, the City of San Francisco incorporated. The City was hit on October 8th, 1865 by a great earthquake. Even more damage and loss of life occurred when the City was hit by another severe earthquake on October 22, 1868. The third to occur was the Great Earthquake which struck on April 18, 1906. Its magnitude was 8.25 on the Richter scale. The Great Fire that followed caused more damage than the earthquake, destroying about 28,000 buildings, killing about 3,000 people and leaving 225,000 homeless.

In 1923, a portion of Lombard Street was created into “the most crooked street in the world”. The Golden Gate Bridge opened to pedestrian traffic on May 27, 1937.

San Francisco California – Popular with Senior Citizen Tourists & Retirees

Today, San Francisco California is popular with senior tourists who enjoy the pleasant climate, culture and beauty of the city.