On the road from town to the park
complete with authentic graffiti
Here we are at the east end of the golden gate park
It is a rather huge park to begin with
lotsa walking to do
The park's rather sparse
The John F Kennedy drive serving the park
many statues along the common paths
the park's home to many establishments
such as the Conservatory of flowers
The front gardens
it's essentially a nursery and greenhouse
and houses a collection of rare and exotic plants
winter planters by the conservatory
tick tock!
The flower beds in winter
built in 1878...
it remains the oldest building in the park
carrying on west into the park
not many plants out in december winter
moving on to open plains
The Music concourse
It's an open garden
decked out with monuments
the concourse fountain
and surrounding art show
the de young in the background
digging the cool trees here
history of the concourse
which are mostly London plane and Scotch elm
The Music Concourse Bandshell
aka the Spreckels Temple of Music
mmm chowder.... :P
view from the temple
overlooking the de young museum
Look Ludwig van Beethoven!
The temple and seats in place
sword Taiqi!
California academy of sciences, Steinhart Aquarium and Morrison Planetarium
it's opened in September 2008 designed by Renzo Piano
a Taiqi group in the gardens
Roman Gladiator commemorates the excavation of the Music Concourse in 1893
And now for the De young Museum!
one of the largest natural history museums in US
Show your student ID to get half entrance fee!
Makes your trip more worth by stretching your dollar
De Young is a Fine Arts Museum
bu tthere's more to that
blending modern and traditional art together
many of the main galleries feature modern art