Golden Gate Park San Francisco

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Location: Great Highway and Lincoln Ave., San Francisco

Golden Gate Park is one of the largest urban parks in the world, even bigger than New York City’s famous Central Park. Wisely, it was deeded as park area way back in 1870, with the thought that someday, San Franciscan’s would feel crowded due to the quick growth occurring is this beautiful city after the Gold Rush.

This park has just about everything for the visitor to the City by the Bay. For recreation, there’s a lake for fly fishing and amateur boaters, an archery area, lawn bowling, tennis, biking and skating, a 9-hole golf course, and much more. You can head to the Ocean Beach section of the park to watch the sea lions or do a little sunbathing (swimming here is discouraged due to the riptides). Golden Gate Park is also home to a number of museums and gardens including the California Academy of Sciences; Conservatory of Flowers; Garden of Shakespeare’s Flowers; a Japanese Tea Garden; the M. H. de Young Museum showcasing American, African, Oceanic, American Indian, New Guinea, Maori, Egyptian, and Filipino art; and the San Francisco Botanical Garden.