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Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Can be reached by Highways 1, 101, 280 and 880, San Francisco, CA 94123 (Golden Gate Park)
(415) 561-7690
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Ranked #15 of 327 attractions in San Francisco
Type: Parks
Activities: Walking, Inline skating, Hiking
Fee: No
Recommended length of visit: <1 hour
Traveller Description: The Golden Gate Park is a large urban park configured in a rectangular shape, much like the famous Central Park of New York City.  The park contains... more »
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Edmonton, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

Cafe by the docks is great. Go on a sunday when the fort under the bridge is open to the public. It is 4 stories and you can see how the soldiers lived and worked. Nice pier and saw dolphins and seals.

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Mexico City, Mexico
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW via mobile

Such a magical place to visit, relaxing and beautiful sightings, great to discover more about other cultures and the vegetation is lovely! A must.

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Sydney
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

We rode bikes that we hired at Golden Gate Park Bike and Skate in Fulton St. I think the bikes worked out to be $7.50 for 2 hours. There are shared paths with walkers throughout the park. We rode on a gentle downhill path to the beach then back again which was a bit harder as i'm not that fit.... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

beautiful park in the middle of the city, accessible by bus. Very interesting flower exhibition (guided tour) and quiet Japanese garden. Lunch opportunity at the De Young museum.

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Tabernash, Colorado
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

Just like Central Park in New York this is a fun oassis in the middle of the city. I chose a vacation rental in order to be close to the park. It is a great place to go to visit one of the attractions (museum and gardens) or just to go and take a relaxing walk.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

The Botanic gardens are sprawling with sections for Japanese garden, flower garden, fields, forests, and much more. DeJoung museum had exhibit of Dutch paintings highlight was girl with gold eating. On sunny warm day can stroll and relax with few people around.

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Laval, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

Awesome place to walk ! Everything is looking great in this place. You must go see the beach ! I would really appreciate a "Golden Gate Park Pass" that can let you visit everything because a lot of paying site to visit.

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demarest
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

This is a fabulous park, open to everyone. Just a really great place to spend the day walking around.

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Brussels, Belgium
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

Very nice for a walk, easily can spend half day in the park. Just should have more public restrooms and places to eat.

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High Wycombe, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

The park is very nice, we joined the Segway tour, this was fun and allowed us to see more of the park than we would have done normally. I would recommend that you either take a Segway tour or hire a bike to enable you to see more of the city and its parks from ground level

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