Zipping And Spinning Through San Francisco

Suicide Spot Celebrates its 75th Anniversary

Thousands of people flocked to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Sunday for a spectacular celebration of the famous landmark's 75th birthday. But a less cheery presence at the festivities was this display of 1,558 shoes representing those who have killed themselves by jumping off the bridge into the San Francisco Bay. The moving installation was the work of the Bridge Rail Foundation, an organisation dedicated to stopping suicide jumps from the bridge. 'It's a symbol of how deep and serious this problem has been,' said spokesman Paul Muller. 'We're still losing 30 to 35 a people a year off the bridge.'  

Lombard Street - World Most Crooked Street

In the U.S. city of San Francisco's Russian Hill is located on the most crooked streets in the world. Lombard Street the name of this famous street, which has a 27% slope, and the speed on it is limited to 8 kilometers per hour.