Golden Gate Bridge Audio Guide
Explore Golden Gate Bridge with Stanza's GPS-triggered offline audio guide.
About the Tour
The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. It is renowned worldwide for its distinctive international orange color and impressive engineering.
What you will hear
The Cable Exhibit
A close-up look at the massive suspension cables that hold the weight of the entire bridge.
Main Cable Cross-Section
This impressive artifact reveals the hidden strength of the bridge's main cables, which contain enough wire to encircle the Earth three times.
The Round House Cafe
A historic Art Deco building originally opened in 1938 as a roadside diner.
The Round House Cafe
Completed in 1938, this Art Deco landmark features circular architecture designed to mirror the grace of the bridge's iconic towers.
The Fort Point Arch
An engineering solution designed by Charles Ellis to preserve the pre-Civil War fort at the bridge's base.
The Fort Point Arch
This 'bridge within a bridge' was a clever engineering solution designed to leap over a historic fort without disturbing its 19th-century masonry.
The Golden Gate Foghorns
A unique navigational system of five horns used to guide ships through the dangerous strait.
The Bridge Foghorns
This vital navigational system uses five distinct tones to guide massive ships through the treacherous, fog-shrouded strait.
The Midspan & Safety Systems
The highest point of the bridge, featuring the historic safety net legacy and the new suicide prevention system.
The Walkway Railing
Learn the story of the 'Half Way to Hell Club,' formed by the nineteen workers whose lives were saved by a revolutionary safety net.
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