Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
175
Balboa St.
Balboa St.
Balboa St.
Balboa St.
FRANCISCO
I N N E R R I C H M O N D
INNER RICHMOND
Cabrillo St.
Cabrillo St.
Presidi
Presidi
J.
J.
d
d
1
de Young
Museum
Japanese
Tea Garden
de Young
de Young
Museum
4
Conservatory
Conservatory
of Flowers
Conservatory
of Flowers
Museum
Japanese
2
of Flowers
Lily Po
nd
Lily Po
nd
9
Japanese
Tea Garden
dy
dy
5
California Academy
California Academy
of Sciences
California Academy
of Sciences
Tea Garden
of Sciences
Tennis
courts
Tennis
courts
7
8
Nat'l AIDS
Memorial Grove
Nat'l AIDS
Memorial Grove
Lake
Lake
3
Strybing Arboretum
& Botanical Gardens
Strybing Arboretum
& Botanical Gardens
D
D
6
Lincoln Way
Lincoln Way
Lincoln Way
Lincoln Way
6
I N N E R S U N S E T
INNER SUNSET
UCSF
UCSF
MEDICAL CENTER
MEDICAL CENTER
UCSF
MEDICAL CENTER
Judah St.
Judah St.
Golden
Gate
Bridge
101
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
1
PACIFIC
OCEAN
101
PRESIDIO
PRESIDIO
Area of detail
Interior
Interior
Green
Interior
Green
Belt
1
Green
Belt
101
80
Mt. Sutro
Mt. Sutro
Belt
GOLDEN GATE PARK
GOLDEN GATE PARK
S A N F R A N C I S C O
SAN FRANCISCO
The N-Judah Muni Metro streetcar drops you off on 9th A venue and J udah Street;
from there it is a 3-block walk to the park. Numerous bus lines drive close to or into the
park, including the no. 44-O'Shaughnessy, which you can catch on 9th Avenue, the no.
21-Hayes, no. 71-Haight-Noriega, or the no . 5-Fulton. You can also transfer to the no .
44-O'Shaughnessy from the no. 38-Geary bus on 6th Avenue.
The Conservatory of Flowers
Ages 6 and up.
This postcard-perfect glass and
wood greenhouse is the oldest existing public conser vatory in the Western hemisphere.
Prefabricated in Ireland in 1875 and erected in the park around 1878, the structure lost
40% of its glass tiles in 1995 during a 100-mile-an-hour windstorm that ripped through
the park. The conservatory reopened in 2003 after a multi-y ear, $25-million restoration
that r elied ex clusively on priv ate funds. The car eful r enovation r escued a centur y-old
tropical philodendron from the wreckage. In addition to the philodendr on, visitors will
find rare orchids, aquatic and tr opical plants, and tr ees from five continents. Although
the Conser vatory has mor e than 17,000 (!) differ ent species of plants, ther e's a good
chance your children will be most fascinated b y the carnivorous flora, with lid-like tops
and some surprisingly large “ pitchers” in which they digest their pr ey. In front of the
