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 Japanese
Tea Garden
Golden Gate Park’s Japanese Tea Garden
is the oldest public Japanese garden in
the United States. Originally developed
as the Japanese Village for the 1894 California
Midwinter International Exposition, the
Tea Garden is now one of the most visited
attractions in San Francisco. The garden
boasts many beautiful monuments, buildings,
statues, and bridges, in addition to native
Japanese and Chinese plants. |
 De
Young Museum
Founded in 1895 in San Francisco’s
Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum has
been an integral part of the cultural fabric
of the city and a cherished destination
for millions of residents and visitors
to the region for over 100 years. In
2005, the de Young Museum
re-opened in a state-of-the-art new facility
that integrates art, architecture, and
the natural landscape in one multi-faceted
destination that will inspire audiences
from around the world. The new de Young
provided San Francisco with a landmark
art museum to showcase the museum’s
priceless collections of American art from
the 17th through the 20th centuries, and
art of the native Americas, Africa, and
the Pacific.
www.sfmuseum.org |
 Botanical
Garden
San Francisco's unique botanical garden
features a spectacular array of over 7,500
varieties of plants from around the world.
The Botanical Garden inspires visitors
with the extraordinary diversity of rare
and unusual plants that can be grown in
coastal California. Through its programs
and displays, the Garden celebrates the
bond between people and plants, and instills
a deeper understanding of the necessity
to conserve Earth's biological diversity. www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
AIDS Memorial Grove
The National AIDS Memorial Grove, located
in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, is
a dedicated space in the national landscape
where millions of Americans touched directly
or indirectly by AIDS can gather to heal,
hope, and remember. It is also in
support of those who are living with AIDS
and their loved ones and caregivers. The
grove was designated a national memorial
in 1996. |
 Conservatory of Flowers
The Conservatory of Flowers is a large botanical greenhouse in Golden Gate Park,
constructed in 1878. The Conservatory is a spectacular living museum
of rare and beautiful tropical plans including palms, orchids, bromeliads,
carnivorous plants, and much more. It is the oldest building in Golden
Gate Park and the oldest municipal wooden conservatory remaining in the United
States.
www.conservatoryofflowers.org |
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