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Union Square, San Francisco, CA

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Union Square

Union Square is a shop in San Francisco, CA, part of the San Francisco Bay Area guide. Cost: free.

Bounded by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Sts · San Francisco, CA

Why you should go…

Union Square is a 2.6-acre plaza bounded by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton streets, at the center of San Francisco's downtown shopping, hotel and theater district. In the middle stands the Dewey Monument, an 85-foot column dedicated in 1903 and topped with a 9-foot statue of Nike. Department stores, boutiques and galleries fill the surrounding blocks, and the Geary and Curran theaters are nearby. The Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason cable car lines run along the square.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Union Square, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

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    Ferry Building

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    Ghirardelli Square

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