📍 Light Cannon located on Harry Bridges Plaza,
Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94105
San Francisco has a pair of tall, sculptural light installations informally known as Light Cannons, located on Harry Bridges Plaza, directly in front of the Ferry Building. These are upright, architectural light structures that behave like public art — especially striking at night when they fire beams of light upward. Travelers often mistake the name or call them “light cannons,” “north lights,” or “north light cannons” because of their orientation and the way they illuminate the plaza.