Click on any of the following  links to learn about the many different historic places at Golden Gate.

Sutro District

Learn about Sutro District, which includes Sutro Heights, the Cliff House and the former Sutro Baths.  

 

Fort Baker

Learn about the history of Fort Baker, a 1905 military post located in the Marin Headlands. 

Alcatraz

Learn more about the colorful past of this island which includes a Civil War citadel, an army prison, a federal penitentiary and now a part of the National Park Service. 

 

Fort Barry

Learn more about this historic army post and its powerful guns constructed along the Pacific Coast.

Fort Point

Learn about the masonry Civil War fort that continues to guard the Golden Gate straits.

Fort Cronkhite

Learn about Fort Cronkhite, a World War II cantonment located in the Marin Headlands. 

Presidio of San Francisco

Learn more about this National Historic Landmark that was first established by the Spanish in 1776 as a military base, then a Mexican out-post and finally a United States army post.  

Muir Woods

Learn more about one of the world's only old-growth coastal redwood forest. 

San Francisco Bay Discovery Site

Learn more about the site in Pacifica where Spain's Gaspar de Portola first discovered the San Francisco Bay. 

Guide to the Park's Architectural Styles

Learn more about the park's architectural history and learn to identify the buildings' various architectural styles.