Golden Gate Park Highlights

Discover the secrets of the world’s greatest manufactured miracle.

Most visitors don’t realize that San Francisco’s world-famous Golden Gate Park was entirely sculpted out of barren, shifting sand dunes. On this curated, two-hour walking experience, we step away from the standard tourist tracks to explore the park’s historic East End core. Seamlessly blending world-class botanical beauty with legendary civic architecture.

The path of the tour
• Japanese Tea Garden: Meet at the main wooden gates to explore America's oldest public Japanese garden and hear about the "Suicide Project" that defied early critics.
• Music Concourse & Hamon Tower: Take a free elevator ride up the de Young Museum tower for a 360° panoramic view while hearing about "Uncle John's" hilarious, hidden war on statues.
• JFK Promenade & National AIDS Memorial Grove: Stroll the pedestrian boulevard where 20,000 refugees lived after the 1906 earthquake.
• Conservatory of Flowers & Shakespeare Garden: Admire the grand 1879 Victorian glasshouse and end in a hidden, romantic walled garden.