Confirmed suicides topped 2,000; the real number is likely higher, as other deaths were left unconfirmed—often because a body wasn’t recovered or it was recovered too far away to be connected with ...

Although suggested as early as the late 1800s, the Golden Gate Bridge was not seriously considered until the 1920s. In 1921, Joseph Strauss was the lead architect for the bridge, with contributions ...

A new section of San Francisco’s popular Tunnel Tops park opened this week in the Presidio, welcoming picnickers and lawngoers to a slice of wide open park space overlooking Crissy Field — with a ...

The Golden Gate Bridge’s name isn’t from the Gold Rush. It actually comes from the Golden Gate Strait. Explorer John C. Frémont named it in the mid-1800s. The term “Golden Gate” means a golden gateway ...