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Immigrant Point Overlook on a Foggy Day
One of the city's newest visit spots is Immigrant Point Overlook on Washington Boulevard in the Presidio. The point offers sweeping views of the Golden Gate and the Pacific. Wooden benches and stone seating make it a perfect spot to watch the sun set over the ocean. The $1 million overlook was completed about three years ago, funded by the Sarlo Foundation, an endowment started by George Sarlo, a Hungarian immigrant and his wife Sejong, who is originally from Korea.

As part of the overlook's dedication, twenty-three foreign nationals from eighteen countries such as Argentina, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Ireland, Algeria, Singapore, Fiji, and Eritrea took an oath here and were sworn in as new United States citizens. A quote by President Woodrow Wilson chiseled into the stone at Immigrant Point reads, “We opened the gates to all the world and said: ‘Let all men who want to be free come to us and they will be welcome.’”
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