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Lick Wilmerding High School

Lick-Wilmerding strives to be an inclusive community where students develop qualities of the head, heart, and hands that will serve them well throughout their lives. LWHS' faculty and community encourage independence, self-exploration, cooperative le... more

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides education, training, advocacy, and community for blind individuals in California and around the world. Founded and based in San Francisco since 1902,... more

Lincoln Park Playground

Nestled in the corner of Lincoln Park, the Lincoln Park Playground the neighborhood playground is a wonderful community resource. And if you're just visiting the museum or on a walk along the Land's End trail with the family, the playground is a gre... more

Lincoln Park Steps

Nestled on the edge of Lincoln Park, the Lincoln Park Steps at 32nd Avenue, date from the early 1900's and are an elegant reminder of San Francisco’s earlier days.  The stairs are a gateway from the surrounding urban neighborhood to the op... more

Little Hollywood Park

A family-friendly park for the great play area and full basketball court. more

Little Marina Green

A little rectangle green space that's hidden a little away from the main road.   A favorite destination  that is a favorite of runners, dog walkers, skaters, etc. Nice views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay. more

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Little Saigon

Little Saigon is the two-block corridor of Larkin Street between Eddy and O'Farrell. This little strip of the Tenderloin is a cultural / commercial center with Vietnamese owned stores and restaurants. more

Locali Visitor Center

Locali Visitor Center is located in the heart of the North Beach and offers local tours, art, and info focused on local small businesses and artists in San Francisco. more

Log Cabin at The Presidio

Louis Sutter Playground - John McLaren Park

A favorite picnic spot, this recently improved playground is also the perfect place to watch ducks and birds on nearby McNab Lake. Choose from dozens of picnic areas, or rent the clubhouse for your private event. Sports fans will be happy to find two... more

Lower Haight

Home to a diverse crowd of young artists and post-grad vagabonds who spend altogether too much time waiting for tables or downing pints at Mad Dog, Lower Haight has hosted an off-center night life for years. Although infamous housing projects like th... more

Lycee Francais - Ashbury Campus

Le Lycée Français de San Francisco was founded in 1967 upon principles of internationalism and inclusivity. Our unique program at the Ashbury Campus, accredited by the French Ministry of Education, helps all of our preschool through 5th grade student... more

Lycee Francais de San Francisco - Ashbury

"Our AEFE conventioned and CAIS accredited school is based on the academically rigorous French curriculum while incorporating key elements of the American educational system, preparing our multilingual and multicultural K12 students for success at th... more

Lycee Francais de San Francisco - Ortega

Lycee Francais de San Francisco (LFSF) was founded in San Francisco in 1967, under the name Lycee Francais la Perouse, by a group of parents and teachers to provide a French program of education that adheres to the highly respected curriculum of Fran... more

Lyon Street & Greenwich Street

Lyon Street Steps

San Francisco is a great walking city.  If you're in the Presidio, Marina or Pac Heights, and have the time and curiosity, the Lyon Street steps offer walkers a cooridor through mansions on one side, the trees and vegitation of the Presidi on th... more

Magic Bus San Francisco

Step aboard Magic Bus and back into time! With bubbles in the air and a flower in your hair, feel yourself transported to the Summer of Love. Passing streets blend with historic projections on retractable window screens, creating a immersive experien... more

Maiden Lane

Maiden Lane is an upscale pedestrian shopping enclave just off Union Square and around the corner from Hermès. The name is not without irony. Back in San Franciscos rowdier days, this was Morton Street and the transactions that took place here involv... more

Make School

We founded Make School to empower students to build and ship products. Creating a product that improves the lives of others is a thrilling and fulfilling experience that opens the door to a successful career in tech. We’re building the college... more

Marina District

Home to a fashionable set of young professionals, socialites and bankers, the Marina has one of the most well-known zip codes in the city. One of the city's more affluent neighborhoods, residents here tend toward cocktail parties, jogging along the w... more

Marina Green

The Marina Green is a strip of lawn that overlooks some of the most scenic places in the San Francisco Bay, from the Golden Gate Bridge, to Alcatraz, to Angel Island. There is a small marina where a few boats are docked but most people use the par... more

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Marina Middle School

Marina Middle School Penguins! Marina Middle School is a supportive, challenging, and empowering learning community where every student is loved, challenged, and equipped to grow as a compassionate global leader. Since 1936, Marina has stayed grounde... more

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Mariposa Park

Once the site of railroad car turnaround, Mariposa Park is an expansive sundrenched lawn and a trellis-shaded plaza where people of all ages can play and enjoy. * 2.38 acres grass lawn and walking paths * Small kids play area for children 2-14 y... more

Mark Twain Plaza

A little alley like open area near the Transamerica Building. more

Market Street Association (MSA)

MARKET STREET ASSOCIATION (MSA) is a non-profit organization established in 1963 to oversee a $24.5 million beautification of the Market Street corridor. more

Market Street in San Francisco

Market Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco. It begins at The Embarcadero in front of the Ferry Building at the northeastern edge of the city and runs southwest through downtown, passing the Civic Center and the Castro District, to the int... more

Market Street Parade Route

Most big parades and celebrations start at the beginning of Market Street, around 2nd at Market, and head up toward Civic Center Plaza. more

Marx Meadow

Marx Meadow offers a delightful picnic spot on its centrally located grassy stretch of the park. It is also nestled right in the middle of one of the park's signature attractions: the Disc Golf Course! Come play -- and stay for a picnic today! more

Mary Sano Studio of Duncan Dancing

The Mary Sano Studio of Duncan Dancing is dedicated to the preservation and promulgation of Isadora Duncan’s art, and to exploring its contemporary relevance through ongoing new work. Since its opening in 1997, the Studio has been a center for... more

Maximum Balance Foundation LLC

Maximum Balance Foundation LLC On any given day we’re creating direct response programs to communicate with current customers, launching consumer promotions to create a spike in retail sales or managing incentive-based efforts to motivate r... more

McCoppin Hub Plaza

The dead-end street of McCoppin that's sandwiched in between the Octavia off ramp and Valencia Street is in the middle of a redesign that will remake the area into a food court and park of sorts. more

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McCoppin Square

McCoppin Square features a playground that has both a Tot Lot and school-aged play areas, ADA accessible pathways with site lighting, a baseball field with bleachers, a half basketball court and tennis court, a contemplative garden with seating, and... more

McCovey Cove

McCovey Cove is the unofficial name of a section of San Francisco Bay beyond the right field wall of AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, named after famed Giants first baseman Willie McCovey. The proper name for the cove is China Basin, whic... more

McLaren Lodge

Built in 1896, McLaren Lodge was the home of the park department's first superintendent, John McLaren, until 1943. McLaren Lodge is currently both the headquarters for the Recreation and Park Department and an interesting stop for architecture buffs,... more

McLaren Park

Four years after California was declared a "free and sovereign State" within the Mexican republic in 1836, Governor Juan Batista Alvarado granted what is now known as McLaren Park to the local government in 1840. Subdivision plans for the land grant... more

Mechanics Monument Plaza

The Mechanics Monument, also known as The Mechanics, Mechanics Statue, or Mechanics Fountain since it originally featured as the centerpiece of a pool of water at the base during the first five years, is a bronze sculpture group by Douglas Tilden, lo... more

Media Alliance

Media Alliance is a media resource and advocacy center for media professionals, non-profit organizations and social justice activists. more

Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center

In the structure once used as an Air Mail carrier depot and a gymnasium at the Presidio of San Francisco, were secretly trained and housed the first class of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Language School, the forerunner of the renown Defens... more

Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline

A beautifully landscaped shoreline picnic area, a secluded cove with swimming beach, a fishing pier at a historic site a hilltop with excellent panoramic views of the north Bay Area and a model railroad museum - all these attractions are part of 307-... more

Mind the Bridge

Mind the Bridge is a global organization bridging the world through entrepreneurship education for startups, enterprises and investors to succeed in global markets. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices in San Francisco, London and Pavia, Italy, the... more

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