Candlestick Park
The last place the Beatles ever played a full concert — now a cleared lot on a windy bay shore.
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On August 29, 1966, the Beatles closed their touring career here. The stadium was demolished in September 2015, leaving only the windswept point on the western edge of San Francisco Bay — the same geography that made Candlestick notorious for gusts that swirled off the water and bent the game. Paul McCartney played the final event in August 2014, closing the loop on the site's music history.
What to look for
- The bay shore at Candlestick Point, where winds still funnel off San Francisco Bay — the same gusts that once made fly balls unpredictable
- The naming origin: the point was called for long-billed curlews, known locally as 'candlestick birds'
- The cleared site itself — no stadium structure has stood here since demolition completed in September 2015
Located in the Hunters Point area of San Francisco, on the western shore of San Francisco Bay; no stadium remains on site, which was planned for office redevelopment as of 2019.
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More to see in San Francisco
- Golden Gate BridgeOpened May 27, 1937 as simultaneously the world's longest and tallest suspension bridge — you can walk the 4,200-foot main span yourself.
- Alcatraz IslandFor 29 years, cold Bay tidal currents did what bars alone could not — make escape nearly impossible.
- Transamerica PyramidAn 853-foot pyramid that ruled San Francisco's skyline for 45 years — still on the Transamerica logo even though the company quietly moved its HQ to Baltimore.
- Golden Gate ParkSan Francisco turned three miles of bare shifting sand dunes into the country's third-busiest urban park — starting from scratch in 1870.
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)The West Coast's first museum devoted solely to 20th-century art, now stretched across 170,000 square feet after a 2016 expansion that nearly sextupled public space.
- Alcatraz Federal PenitentiaryA 9-by-5-foot cell surrounded by cold bay currents — the federal government once staked its reputation on the claim that no one could leave.