• East view from Crissy Field overlook with old Coast Guard station on left and city on right

    Presidio of San Francisco

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Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

Housed in an historic Coast Guard Station, the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center features hands-on educational exhibits about local marine life. Located at the west end of Crissy Field, the building was used by the Coast Guard from 1890 to 1990.

The Marine Sanctuary is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. For additional information, call (415) 561-6622.

 
National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center
Exhibit at the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center.
 

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Did You Know?

Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States

While visiting the Presidio in August 1923, General Pershing learned that President Warren Harding had died at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.  It was Pershing's duty to accompany the body of the late President back to Washington D.C