Audio Tour
San Francisco to Point Reyes
37miles
12stops
1h11m
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1
City Hall Dome Taller Than Capitol
Mile 1 — San Francisco
San Francisco City Hall's dome rises 307 feet above the ground, making it about 25 feet taller than the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington.
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2
The Presidio From Military Post to Park
Mile 4
You're driving through the Presidio, one of the longest continuously operated military posts in North America.
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3
Golden Gate Bridge Engineering and Construction
Mile 6 — Golden Gate Brg
The towers beneath you rise six hundred and forty-six feet above the water, and when they were built, workers had to anchor foundations in bedrock under sixty-five feet…
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4
Robin Williams Tunnel Through Marin Headlands
Mile 8 — Sausalito
You've just passed through the Robin Williams Tunnel, renamed in 2015 to honor the comedian who lived in nearby Tiburon for over two decades.
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5
Sausalito Houseboats Born from WWII Surplus
Mile 11 — Sausalito
Those colorful structures floating on Richardson Bay started as a squatter settlement.
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6
Marin's Redwood Groves Once Fueled a City
Mile 15
You're driving through the Ross Valley, one of the wealthiest stretches of real estate in the United States.
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7
San Anselmo and Its Flood History
Mile 20 — San Anselmo
San Anselmo Creek, which runs right through this downtown, has flooded catastrophically multiple times.
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8
The San Geronimo Valley Between Two Worlds
Mile 25
You're driving through the San Geronimo Valley, one of the last rural corridors in Marin County.
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9
Gold Rush Paper Mill in Redwood Canyon
Mile 31 — Lagunitas
Samuel P. Taylor built the West Coast's first paper mill right here in 1856, using rags and scrap to produce newsprint that fed San Francisco's booming Gold Rush press.
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10
Olema Valley Between Two Tectonic Worlds
Mile 33
You're driving through the Olema Valley, one of the most geologically legible landscapes in California.
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11
Where the Ground Moved Twenty Feet
Mile 37 — Point Reyes Station
You're crossing the San Andreas Fault right about now.
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12
Point Reyes: A Piece of Southern California
Mile 37 — Point Reyes Station
The ground beneath you right now is not part of North America.
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1
City Hall Dome Taller Than Capitol
Mile 1 — San Francisco
San Francisco City Hall's dome rises 307 feet above the ground, making it about 25 feet taller than the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington.
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2
The Presidio From Military Post to Park
Mile 4
You're driving through the Presidio, one of the longest continuously operated military posts in North America.
0:00
3
Golden Gate Bridge Engineering and Construction
Mile 6 — Golden Gate Brg
The towers beneath you rise six hundred and forty-six feet above the water, and when they were built, workers had to anchor foundations in bedrock under sixty-five feet…
0:00
4
Robin Williams Tunnel Through Marin Headlands
Mile 8 — Sausalito
You've just passed through the Robin Williams Tunnel, renamed in 2015 to honor the comedian who lived in nearby Tiburon for over two decades.
0:00
5
Sausalito Houseboats Born from WWII Surplus
Mile 11 — Sausalito
Those colorful structures floating on Richardson Bay started as a squatter settlement.
0:00
6
Marin's Redwood Groves Once Fueled a City
Mile 15
You're driving through the Ross Valley, one of the wealthiest stretches of real estate in the United States.
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7
San Anselmo and Its Flood History
Mile 20 — San Anselmo
San Anselmo Creek, which runs right through this downtown, has flooded catastrophically multiple times.
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8
The San Geronimo Valley Between Two Worlds
Mile 25
You're driving through the San Geronimo Valley, one of the last rural corridors in Marin County.
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9
Gold Rush Paper Mill in Redwood Canyon
Mile 31 — Lagunitas
Samuel P. Taylor built the West Coast's first paper mill right here in 1856, using rags and scrap to produce newsprint that fed San Francisco's booming Gold Rush press.
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10
Olema Valley Between Two Tectonic Worlds
Mile 33
You're driving through the Olema Valley, one of the most geologically legible landscapes in California.
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11
Where the Ground Moved Twenty Feet
Mile 37 — Point Reyes Station
You're crossing the San Andreas Fault right about now.
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12
Point Reyes: A Piece of Southern California
Mile 37 — Point Reyes Station
The ground beneath you right now is not part of North America.
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