"Crossing the golden gate riding a bike is something i won't forget"
Visited on Dec 14, 2008

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is a U.S. National Recreation Area administered by the National Park Service that surrounds the San Francisco Bay area. It is one of the most visited units of the National Park system in the United States, with over 13 million visitors a year. It is also one of the largest urban parks in the world, with a size two-and-a-half times that of the consolidated city and county of San Francisco.

San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination, renowned for its chilly summer fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture and its famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, the cable cars, and Chinatown. The city is also a principal banking and finance center, and the home of over 30 international financial institutions, helping to make San Francisco fifteenth in the world's list of cities by GDP and eighth in the United States.

The San Francisco Bay Area is over 7,000 square miles (land mass) and home to more than 7 million people.   The Bay Area  includes nine counties that touch San Francisco Bay: - In the North: Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma - In the East: Alameda and Contra Costa - In the South: Santa Clara - On the Peninsula: San Francisco and San Mateo   According to 511.