Pier 39 in video games
The busiest pier on the waterfront, renamed Pier 69 in San Fierro and kept as it is in Watch Dogs 2. Pier 39 appears in 2 games on Pixel Pilgrimage: Watch Dogs 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (as Pier 69).
In real lifeThe games
In gameWatch Dogs 22016Pier 39Real place, still recognisableThe busy tourist pier on the waterfront, with sea lions lying on the floating docks below the walkways.Game vs real photo 
In gameGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas2004Pier 69Inspired by a real placeA waterfront pier in Esplanade North and the setting of the mission of the same name.Game vs real photo
The real place
Pier 39 opened as a shopping pier in 1978. The sea lions arrived soon after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and took over the boat docks on the west side of the pier, where they have stayed ever since.
Visiting
The sea lions are on K-Dock on the west side of the pier. Numbers are highest in winter and lowest in summer, when many swim south to breed.
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