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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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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.
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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
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