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Attractions:
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.
 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
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 California Academy
of Sciences
Engage your mind with a trip to the California
Academy of Sciences, a world-class scientific
and cultural institution, as well as one
of the greenest museums in the world. The
Academy houses an aquarium, a planetarium
a natural history museum and a 4-story
rainforest all under one living roof. We
are home to a staff of world-class scientists,
an education department that provides a
wide range of student and teacher services,
and an extensive science library with over
26 million specimens and artifacts. www.calacademy.org |
 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 |
 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 |
 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
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