South San Francisco, California: Wind Harp
A 94-foot-tall "singing" metal sculpture, perched atop one of San Francisco Bay's windy hills. Built in 1967 artists Lucia and Aristides Demetrios.
- Address:
- 500 Grandview Drive, South San Francisco, CA
- Directions:
- US Hwy 101 exit 425A onto Grandview Ave. (Or, from the north, exit 424 onto Gateway Blvd to Grandview Ave.) Drive east on Grandview for about a mile. Turn left (no stoplight or cross street) onto Grandview Drive. Drive a quarter mile. You'll see a white, upright slab on the right with business addresses; the path to Wind Harp is next to it.
- Admission:
- Free
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South San Francisco's version of the Coit Tower and the Wave Organ rolled into one. Perched on top of a hill with awesome and pretty views.
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Lucia and Aristides Demetrios built this wind harp in 1967. Wind harps are not uncommon, but this one stands 94 feet tall and reportedly can make quite a racket when the breeze picks up.