650 California, San Francisco

#582 among attractions in San Francisco

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650 California Street, also known as the Hartford Building, is a 34 story, 142 m, office tower on the northwestern edge of San Francisco's Financial District. The tower is located on California Street on the edge of Chinatown, and not far from 555 California Street. 650 California is visible from every direction except from the southeast, where the Financial District skyscrapers block the view. ()

Completed: 1964 (60 years ago)Floors: 34Coordinates: 37°47'32"N, 122°24'14"W

Address

650 California StreetNortheast San Francisco (Financial District)San Francisco United States

Contact

+1 877-796-2434

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Day trips

650 California – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Lights Bookstore, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, Union Square, San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial.

0.4 miN
Shopping, Bookshop
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco
11 min walk • City Lights Bookstore, located in the bustling heart of San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, is more than just a bookstore—it's an institution that has left an indelible mark on the literary landscape of the United States.
~630 ftNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Old St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco
4 min walk • The Old Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception is a proto-cathedral and parish of the Roman Catholic Church located at 660 California Street at the corner of Grant Avenue in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
~1920 ftSW
Famed hub for retail, dining and nightlife
Union Square, San Francisco
10 min walk • Union Square is a 2.6-acre public plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco, California.
~190 ftSW
Memorial
San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial, San Francisco
1 min walk • The San Francisco Comfort Women memorial is a monument dedicated to comfort women before and during World War II. It is built in remembrance of the girls and women that were sexually enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army through deceit, coercion, and brutal force.
~990 ftN
Park, Playground
Portsmouth Square, San Francisco
5 min walk • Portsmouth Square, formerly known as Portsmouth Plaza, and originally known as Plaza de Yerba Buena, or simply La Plaza, is a one-block plaza in Chinatown, San Francisco, California.
~300 ftW
Park, Playground
Saint Mary's Square, San Francisco
2 min walk • Saint Mary's Square is a park and urban square across California Street from Old St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco's Chinatown, in the U.S. state of California.
~1020 ftS
37°47'22"N • 122°24'11"W
Crocker Galleria, San Francisco
5 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1860 ftW
Nightlife, Restaurant
Top of the Mark, San Francisco
9 min walk • The Top of the Mark is a penthouse level bar located on the nineteenth floor of the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill at California and Mason Streets in San Francisco, California.
~1750 ftNE
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Two Embarcadero Center, San Francisco
9 min walk • Two Embarcadero Center is an office skyscraper located off The Embarcadero in the financial district of San Francisco, California.
~1730 ftW
Nightlife, Restaurant
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar, San Francisco
9 min walk • The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is a restaurant and tiki bar in the Fairmont San Francisco hotel in San Francisco, California. Named after the South Pacific nation of Tonga, this dining and entertainment venue opened in 1945. The Tonga Room replaced the Terrace Plunge, an indoor swimming pool that was installed in the Fairmont in 1929.
~1670 ftNE
Nightlife, Comedy club
Punch Line San Francisco, San Francisco
9 min walk • Punch Line San Francisco is a comedy club located at 444 Battery St in San Francisco's Financial District. It has a sister club in Sacramento, California, and is also associated with Cobb's Comedy Club, now in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. It is San Francisco's oldest running comedy club.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to 650 California?

Nearby attractions include Kearny Street, San Francisco (1 min walk), San Francisco Comfort Women Memorial, San Francisco (1 min walk), Saint Mary's Square, San Francisco (2 min walk), Belden Place, San Francisco (2 min walk).

How to get to 650 California by public transport?

The nearest stations to 650 California:

Tram

California Street & Kearny Street (1 min walk)
California Street & Montgomery Street (3 min walk)

Trolleybus

Sacramento Street & Kearny Street • Lines: 1 (3 min walk)
Clay Street & Kearny Street • Lines: 1 (5 min walk)

Bus

Sansome Street & California Street • Lines: 12, 58 (5 min walk)
Sansome Street & Pine Street • Lines: 12 (5 min walk)

Metro

Montgomery Street • Lines: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (7 min walk)
Embarcadero • Lines: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (10 min walk)

Light rail

Montgomery Street • Lines: K, N, S, T (7 min walk)
Embarcadero • Lines: K, N, S, T (10 min walk)

Ferry

Ferry Building Gate B • Lines: San Francisco Bay Ferry (18 min walk)

Train

San Francisco 4th & King Street (31 min walk)