San Francisco

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Iconic Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world, painted in a bright orange-red color and connecting San Francisco to Marin County across the bay.

Super crowded city. About 826,000 people live right in San Francisco itself, making it the fourth-largest city in California and one of the densest cities in the entire United States.

Wealth capital. San Francisco has the highest average income per person of any big U.S. city with over 200,000 residents, meaning many people there earn really good money.

Giant metro area. When you count all the suburbs and nearby towns, about 4.6 million people live in the San Francisco metro area, which is one of the biggest in the whole country.