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San Francisco Parks
Pioneer Park, Coit
Tower rises from this tiny park on Telegraph Hill. Surrounding Coit Tower and
covering the upper part of Telegraph Hill is the open space known as Pioneer
Park. Purchased in 1875 by a group of citizens aiming to keep commercial
development from engulfing the entire hill, the land was donated to the city of
San Francisco. However, little was done to develop the park.
Telegraph Hill Blvd, San
Francisco, California 94133
Tel: 415-831-2700
Tea Garden, Four-acre refuge in Golden Gate Park featuring Japanese
architecture and gardens. The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park is the
type of Japanese garden known as a wet walking garden, although it has a Zen
garden, or dry garden area as well. The Japanese Tea Garden was first developed
as the Japanese Village at the 1894 California Midwinter International
Exposition, or World's Fair, which was held in the area that is now the Music
Concourse. Golden Gate Park's Japanese Tea Garden is the oldest public Japanese
garden in the United States.
Tea Garden at Martin
Luther King, Jr. Drives, San Francisco, California 94117
Tel: 415-668-0909 |
