Location: Golden Gate Park
Top Things to do in Golden Gate Park
What to do and see in Golden Gate Park, California (CA): The Best Things to do
Every neighborhood in San Francisco has its own personality, from the hippie chic of the Upper Haight to the hipster grit of the Mission. The Marina district boasts trendy bistros and postcard-perfect views of the Golden Gate Bridge, while Noe Valley offers quaint and quiet boutiques. Wave hello to the sea lions at Pier 39, and sample local cheese and charcuterie at the Ferry Building. Sit in on a yoga session in Dolores Park or marvel at the Dutch Windmill across from Ocean Beach.
Restaurants in San Francisco
1. Millwright's Cottage
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Rose Garden
3. San Francisco Orchid Society - Monthly Meeting / Biannual Shows
4. San Francisco Botanical Garden
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4.5 based on 992 reviews
Welcome to San Francisco Botanical Garden, one of the most diverse gardens in the world. The Botanical Garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres of both landscaped gardens and open spaces, showcasing over 8,500 different kinds of plants from around the world.
Reviewed By TV2451
These gardens are truly special and worth a couple of hours to explore as they are full of unusual plants and flowers. Come on a sunny day.
5. Conservatory of Flowers
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4.5 based on 495 reviews
The oldest existing building in Golden Gate Park, this Victorian-era greenhouse showcases a wide variety of tropical and seasonal flowers.
Reviewed By Pattpro - Virginia, United States
This Victorian style greenhouse in the Golden Gate Park should not be missed. Beautiful orchids and carnivorous plants.
6. California Academy of Sciences
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4.5 based on 5,952 reviews
The world’s only aquarium-planetarium-rainforest-living museum. Come nose-to-beak with penguins and parrots, watch sharks and sting rays cruise beneath your feet, and feel the spray of the California coast. Fly to Mars (and beyond the Milky Way!) from the safety of your planetarium seat, take a virtual safari in African Hall, or climb into the canopy of a living rainforest. Face your fears—and an albino alligator—inside the Swamp, and meet scientists as they return from research expeditions around the world. From the depths of a Philippine coral reef to the outer reaches of the Universe, it's all inside the California Academy of Sciences.
Reviewed By OneMagicBox - Lighthouse Point, United States
Located in Golden Gate Park, the California Academy of Sciences is both the educational and scientific home to an aquarium, planetarium and natural history museum including a grass topped roof! Greeting each arriving visitor is a large T Rex. The aquarium offers a visit into the underwater world of numerous reefs and lagoons around the world. The planetarium had a show (part of your admission fee) called "Passport to the Universe" (narrated by actor Tom Hanks) introducing viewers to newborn stars, moons and the black hole. There's a rainforest full of beautiful birds and butterflies. And those are just the highlights. A current exhibit on Skin shouldn't be missed along with some awfully amazing photographs captured by professional photographers around the world. There's even a fog room. Make sure to take the time to explore the living roof. Not only is the view lovely but the eco-science and biodiversity up there is amazing. There are both a restaurant and a cafe where choices abound; there is something for every taste. Moreover, the science academy has several stores that provide offerings for every age level. Before you visit take a look at the various webcams that the academy offers from coral reefs and lagoons to penguins. Yes, the entry fee is pricey but where else can you see a planetarium, aquarium, natural history museum and rainforest in one place plus stay for hours. It's worth it's weight in gold!
7. de Young Museum
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4.5 based on 2,148 reviews
The de Young, designed by Herzog & de Meuron and located in Golden Gate Park, is the nation’s fifth most visited art museum. It showcases American art from the seventeenth through the twenty-first centuries, international textile arts and costumes, and art from the Americas, the Pacific, and Africa.
Reviewed By drgordona
John D. Rockefeller donated a number of paintings that make the deYoung's collection of American colonial and 19th C paintings the best west of the Mississippi. Fabulous collection of large African and Oceanic pieces. And an extraordinary view over the Richmond District to the bay from the observation tower, which may be the best feature of this exceptional regional museum.
8. The Verdi statue
9. Japanese Tea Garden
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4.5 based on 3,304 reviews
Four-acre refuge in Golden Gate Park featuring Japanese architecture and gardens.
Reviewed By Sharon8here
It costs $9 per adult and it's worth every penny! This is a gorgeous garden filled with such beauty for the eyes to behold! We spent at least 40 minutes there. Every moment was a delight!
10. Steinhart Aquarium
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4.5 based on 60 reviews
The California Academy of Sciences is the home of Steinhart aquarium.
Reviewed By AnjanManda - Hyderabad, India
It houses a collection of living animals and marine creatures like African penguins,sharks,stingrays,electric eels.Main attraction being white Albino alligator.There are displays about vast diversity of plants and creatures & also land scapes around the world.Dont miss coral reef gallery,California coast gallery, water plant gallery, rain forest and swamp gallery.
