Golden Gate Park glory

Explore the attractions of the iconic Golden Gate Park, combining beautiful nature with amazing comtemporary art.

Theme
Natural Wonders
Location
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Duration
6 hours 30 minutes
Designer
Barry Pickard
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Experience

Your tour of the park will start at the splendid Conservatory of Flowers, a traditional Victorian glasshouse and veritable cornucopia of plants and blooms. After your colorful visit, take a short walk to a different type of colorful institution, the de Young Museum. Enjoy the amazing American art, all held in a building which is an aesthetic masterpiece. Your tour continues next door at the world famous Japanese Tea Garden. Wander the gardens and soak up the vibrant colors and manicured grounds. Continue your discovery of San Francisco’s best nature attractions, by visiting the nearby San Francisco Botanical Garden, viewing trees, shrubs and flowers from all over the world. From the garden, take a pleasant walk along Stow Lake and, when you are ready, hail a robotaxi to whisk you all the way to the most north westerly corner of the park to see the iconic Dutch Windmill, one of the most well-known symbols of the San Francisco.

Route

Conservatory of Flowers

The Conservatory of Flowers houses some 1,700 species of aquatic and tropical plants, many of them rare.

de Young Museum

The de Young Museum displays American art from the 17th century to the modern day. Explore contemporary art, photography, international textiles and costumes, and all manner of art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas.

Japanese Tea Garden

The Japanese Tea Garden was created for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition and is a lush, harmonious landscape paying homage to the traditional Japanese art of the garden.

San Francisco Botanical Garden

The San Francisco Botanical Garden grows and conserves more than 8,000 varieties of plants in 55 acres of landscaped gardens and open spaces.

Stow Lake

A charming oasis inside the Golden Gate Park popular with tourists.

Robotaxi

Take a robotaxi from Stow Lake to the Dutch Windmill.

Dutch Windmill

The Dutch Windmill was built in 1902 to pump groundwater for irrigating the park’s lawns and gardens, helping to transform the dunes that once covered the area.

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Practicalities

  • Designed for Waymo robotaxis (Sign up to their waitlist via Waymo app)
  • We are not affiliated with any taxi booking platforms. Book & pay for your taxis directly (we will tell you when)

About

This route was designed by Barry Pickard in collaboration with Autoura.

Barry Pickard

Specialising in European and North American destinations, as well as a number of other countries around the world, I have designed self-guided tours for city based visits; multi-stop road trips; family, group and couples vacations; as well as themed excursions. Experienced in designing walking tours, driving tours and robotaxi experiences. A history graduate, with a great eye for detail, my passion for travel and research has found its apogee in designing fun, interesting and thoughtful trips

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