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Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

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Golden Gate Park

Spend a day walking or biking from the museums and gardens near Stanyan Street to the windmills and Ocean Beach at the far west end.

McLaren Lodge, 501 Stanyan Street (east entrance) · San Francisco, CA

About Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park runs more than three miles from the Haight to Ocean Beach and covers 1,017 acres between the Richmond and Sunset districts. It opened in 1870 and draws an estimated 24 million visitors a year. Inside are the de Young Museum, the California Academy of Sciences, the Conservatory of Flowers, Blue Heron Lake (formerly Stow Lake) and the bandshell that hosts free shows. The eastern part of John F. Kennedy Drive is permanently car-free, which makes it an easy place to walk, skate or bike.

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    Ride California

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

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    Haight-Ashbury

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

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  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    California Academy of Sciences

    $25–$50

    See an aquarium, a planetarium, a rainforest dome and a natural history museum under one living roof in Golden Gate Park.

    0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sports & Outdoors
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    $25–$50

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

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    Under $25

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

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    Muir Woods National Monument

    Under $25

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

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