Coit Tower San Francisco

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Location: 1 Telegraph Hill Blvd., San Francisco

At the very top of Telegraph Hill stands the 210-foot Coit Tower, built in 1933 with funds left to the City by philanthropist Lillie Hitchcock Coit, an eccentric who was known for their admiration of San Francisco's fire fighters who fought the 1906 earthquake fires. The interior of the 63m tall cylindrical tower is decorated with a large number of murals, most of them depicting life in California during the Great Depression.

In total 25 painters worked on the project, which includes - among many other scenes - a bank robbery, a scene from the harbor and a look into a department store. The murals are protected as a historical treasure. At the top of the Coit tower is an observation platform with spectacular 360° views over San Francisco. The Coit Tower is built on top of the 87m high Telegraph Hill, which is situated between Fisherman's Wharf and the Financial District. In 1850, a pole with movable arms on top of the hill was used as a signaling station.