
Well-known public squares in San Francisco
There are three major public squares in San Francisco. These are Union Square, Washington Square and Portsmouth Square.
All three have distinctive features and are popular for various reasons. The most well-known among the three however, is Union Square known to most people visiting San Francisco as the place to go to enjoy world-class shopping, dining, arts and entertainment.
Washington Square is located in North Beach, an area that is known to be the very densely populated.
Portsmouth Square is located in the "heart of Chinatown," and is a great place to observe the ways of the local Chinese community. This is the most historically significant square of the three.
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