San Francisco is the location of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Golden Gate . It is defined by the headlands of the San Francisco Peninsula and the Marin Peninsula , and , since 1937 , has been spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge . San Francisco . San Francisco was founded on June 29 , 1776 , when colonists from Spain established Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and Mission San Francisco de Asís a few miles away , all named for St. Francis of Assisi .