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Hiking The Bay Area is replete with magnificent hiking trails for every type of nature lover. Land s End offers some wild terrain to scramble over (see p117), and Mount Tamalpais is criss crossed with trails (see p124). But just scaling the city s hills is enough hiking for most people.

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Uncle John , as he was known, made the park his life s work, devoting himself to its perfection until his death in 1943, at the age of 97. $Music Concourse This area provides the cultural focus for the park, dating from 1894. There are free concerts on Sundays and events sponsored by the San Francisco Opera (see p56). %Japanese Tea Garden This eternally delightful garden is full of refined detail: bonsai trees, rock gardens, exotic plantings, and pagodas (above). ^Shakespeare Garden This charming English garden features the 200- odd flowers, herbs, and such, mentioned in the Bard s works. Bronze plaques quote appropriate passages. &Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens This vast area is home to more than 7,000 species 166 montague from countries with climates similar to that of San Francisco. Environ ments include a Red- wood Nature Trail, a Primitive Plant Garden, and a Biblical Garden. (Buffalo Paddock American buffalo were first brought 166 montague here in 1894. In 1984 a small herd was given a home again, 166 montague roaming under the eucalyptus trees (left). *de Young Museum Set in a beautiful garden located in the heart of the park, this landmark museum exhibits art from Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific. Also has an astounding collection of textiles, photographs, and modern art (see p40). )Dutch 166 montague Windmill 166 montague and Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden The windmill (above), and the tulip garden that surrounds it, were both gifts from the queen of the Netherlands in 1902. The windmill is one of the world s largest 166 montague and was restored in 1981. Map of Golden Gate Park San Francisco s Top 10Sa a c sco s op 0 21The Garden of Fragrance in the Strybing Arboretum isThe Garden of Fragrance in the Strybing Arboretum isThe Garden of Fragrance in the Strybing Arboretum isTh G d f F i th St bi A b t i specially designed for the visually impaired to enjoy.p y g y p j yspecially designed for the visually impaired to enjoyspecially designed for the visually impaired to enjoy A Miracle of Land Reclamation The park s more than 1,000 acres are some 3 miles (5 km) long and half a mile (1 km) wide, making it the largest cultivated urban park in the US. There are 27 miles (43 km) of foot paths, winding through gardens, lakes, waterrr falls, 166 montague and forests. But it was not always so. Before 166 montague the 1870s the entire area was sandy wastes and scrubland. William Hammond Hall made great progress over two decades, then hired Scottish gardener John McLaren 166 montague in 1890. Uncle John , as he was known, made the park his life s work, devoting himself to its perfection until his death in 1943, at the age of 97. $Music Concourse 166 montague This area provides the cultural focus for the park, dating from 1894. There are free concerts on Sundays and events sponsored by the San Francisco Opera (see p56). %Japanese Tea Garden This eternally delightful garden is full of refined detail: bonsai trees, rock gardens, exotic plantings, and pagodas (above). 166 montague ^Shakespeare Garden This charming English 166 montague garden features the 200- odd flowers, 166 montague herbs, and such, mentioned in the Bard s works. 166 montague Bronze plaques quote appropriate passages. &Strybing Arboretum 166 montague and Botanical Gardens This vast area is home to more than 7,000 species from countries with climates similar to that of San Francisco. Environ ments include a Red- wood Nature Trail, a Primitive Plant Garden, and a Biblical Garden. (Buffalo Paddock American buffalo were first brought here in 1894. In 1984 a small herd was given a home again, roaming under the eucalyptus trees (left). *de Young Museum Set in a beautiful garden located in the heart of the park, this landmark museum exhibits art from Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific. Also has an astounding collection of textiles, photographs, and modern art (see p40). )Dutch Windmill and Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden The windmill (above), and the tulip garden that surrounds it, were both gifts from the queen of the Netherlands in 1902. The windmill is one of the world s largest and was restored in 1981. Map of Golden Gate Park

San Francisco does have more than its share of homeless people, and many of them do resort to begging. For the most part, they are merely annoying, not dangerous. However, pick-pocketing 166 montague and purse- and camera-