8) San Francisco, California
Like San Diego, San Francisco is Spanish in name and Spanish in heritage. San Francisco’s population swelled during the 19th century and thanks to the design and hard work of its many European immigrants developed into a sprawling city known as the Paris of the West. A very Parisian influence can be seen in San Francisco’s Beaux Arts building and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor.
An incredibly diverse city and one that is often cited as ‘America’s Best City’, San Francisco is totally unique, its arts, music, cuisine, museums and architecture the result of centuries of mass European immigration and influence.
