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Conservatory of Flowers
NATURAL SITE
Flower power is alive inside the restored 1878 Victorian conservatory, where orchids cling
to walls like aliens, lilies float contemplatively and creepy carnivorous plants reek of in-
sect belches.
(
info 415-831-2090;
www.conservatoryofflowers.org
; 100 John F Kennedy Dr; adult/child $7/5;
10am-4:30pm Tue-Sun;
71,
N)
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Japanese Tea Garden
GARDEN
GOOGLE MAP
Mellow out in the Zen Garden, sip toasted-rice green tea and admire doll-sized trees that
are pushing 100 years old. These bonsai are a credit to the Hagiwara family gardeners,
who returned from WWII Japanese American internment camps to discover their bonsai
were sold. The Hagiwaras spent two decades tracking down the trees and returning them
to their rightful home.
(
tea ceremony reservations 415-752-1171;
www.japaneseteagardensf.com
; 75 Hagi-
wara Tea Garden Dr; adult/child $7/5, before 10am Mon, Wed & Fri free;
9am-6pm Mar-Oct, to 4:45pm Nov-Feb;
5, 44, 71,
N)
