Marin County, California

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Marin County, California is a county in the US state of California. It is north of the San Francisco Bay. The county seat and largest city is San Rafael.

Notable sites[change | change source]

  • The Marin County Civic Center is a historic landmark. The building was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.[1]
  • Mount Tamalpais is 2,571 feet (784 m) high. From the top, people can see great distances.[2]
  • Muir Woods National Monument has 1000-year-old redwood trees that are over 250 feet (76 m) high.[3]
  • The north end of the Golden Gate Bridge is in Marin County.

Cities and towns[change | change source]

This is a list of cities and towns in Marin County:[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. "County of Marin - Cultural Services". www.marincounty.org.
  2. "Mount Tamalpais State Park". CA State Parks.
  3. "National Park Service, Muir Woods National Monument (Official Map & Guide)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  4. "Marin County". www.marincounty.org.

Other websites[change | change source]