Ferry Building & Bay Bridge, San Francisco

The Ferry Building: San Francisco's Waterfront Icon

This commanding live webcam looks across Embarcadero Plaza toward the Ferry Building, whose graceful 245-foot clock tower has marked the gateway to the San Francisco waterfront since 1898.

The Bay Bridge on the Horizon

Beyond the terminal, the monumental western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge stretches across the frame, its towers and suspension cables rising over San Francisco Bay, where ferries and cargo ships ply the expansive harbor.

Life Along the Embarcadero

In the foreground, the palm-lined Embarcadero boulevard curves along the shore, linking historic piers, plazas and streetcar tracks in a real-time view of downtown San Francisco.