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Article #171: Parks at San Francisco

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San Francisco Bay residents and travelers to the greenhouse, but it is waived for
have many grand gardens and parks to be the first Tuesday of every month.
explored. San Francisco is one of the The elegantly countryside Japanese Tea
biggest metropolitan cities in the world Garden of Golden Gate Park is full with
and it boasts eye-catching and cherry trees, shrubs, bonsai and
sophisticated parks and gardens. From the wonderful pools of water. The highlights
seasonal open-air festivals of Yerba of this section of the park contain the
Buena Gardens to the biggest urban park huge bronze Buddha dating back to 1790, a
around the world, one and all are bound Buddhist wooden pagoda and the Wishing
to find the ideal spot to relax and enjoy Bridge.
nature. Another exclusive park space at San
Golden Gate Park is the best city Francisco is the Presidio that passed
landmark worth spending a glossy from the U.S. Army to the National Park
afternoon in or at the very least a turn Service during 1994. The Presidio is one
through. It is larger than the New York of an awfully few urban national parks to
City's Central Park; Golden Gate Park is unite historical, architectural and
about 1,000-acres of fields, gardens and natural world elements in one space. The
made up of wooded paths. Whether you are nearly 1,500-acre park contains coastal
chartering a row boat at Stow Lake or dunes, prairie grasslands and other
tentative the over 6,000 plant species at assorted rare plant and the bird life.
Strybing Arboretum and at the Botanical Founded during 1776 as a military post
Garden, the park has something amazing under the Spanish, the Presidio was a
for every nature lover. Highlights of the military muscular hold for nearly 220
park comprise Shakespeare Garden, the years before attractive one of San
Conservatory of Flowers as well as the Francisco's most well-liked and historic
Japanese Tea Garden. attractions.
The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden The city of San Francisco and its house
Gate Park is residential in a recently have a strong link with nature and it
renovated Victorian glass makeup and is shows with the city's various, one of a
touted as the oldest public greenhouse in type park and gardens. Visitors must be
the western hemisphere. The greenhouse is sure to spend some time discovering these
actually open on Tuesday till Sunday. A wonderful nature preserves.
nominal fee is obligatory for admittance






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