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San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge tours return for second year

Los Angeles Times

Tours of the Golden Gate Bridge inaugurated during its 75th anniversary in 2012 are back for a second season starting April 1, 2013.

Former Alcatraz residents return to island for 50th anniversary of closure

San Jose Mercury News

Alcatraz Island, which hosted its last inmate 50 years ago today, was also home to prison workers and their families who returned to the island this morning to mark the anniversary and recount their lives there.

Alcatraz prison's '63 death sentence

San Francisco Chronicle

Thursday is a red-letter day in the history of Alcatraz Island - the 50th anniversary of the day the prison closed. It was the end of one era and the beginning of another.

Science on the SPOT: The Glowing Millipedes of Alcatraz

KQED QUEST

Over a million visitors tour Alcatraz every year, but a recent discovery has revealed another attraction that lives within the shadows of this historical prison: glowing millipedes of Alcatraz.

49 places in San Francisco that you might have missed

Los Angeles Times

From NightLife at the Academy to free walking tours to Japantown and beyond, 49 spots in San Francisco that are new, newly transformed or underappreciated. Time to explore!