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| San Francisco |
| Golden Gate Park |
| Golden Gate Park is amoung the world's greatest urban parks. Approximately three miles long and a half mile wide, this 1,017 acre treasure is covered with grassy meadows, wooded bike trails, secluded lakes, open groves, gardens and several museums. |
| The California Academy of Sciences, a three-in-one museum, consists of the Morrison Planetarium, Steinhart Aquarium and the Natural History Museum. The Conservatory of Flowers, built in 1879 and modeled after London's Kew Garden, is a glass Victorian displaying a paradise of flowers. The Japanese Tea Garden is a four-acre refuge of traditional Japanese architecture, koi ponds and bamboo trees. A Visitor's Center is located in the Beach Chalet at the West end of the park. |