The Golden Gate Park is the 5th most-visited urban parks in the United States. The park covers an area of more than 1,000 acres and it averages more than 13 million visitors every year.

The construction of the park started in the early 1860s when the city decided they needed a public green area, like Central Park in New York, to serve as main recreation area for its residents. The park was built by reclaiming and restoring an area of sand and shore dunes known as the “Outside Land”.

What you can visit inside the Golden Gate Park

The Golden Gate Park houses some important Museums and Monuments such as The DeYoung Museum, the Music Concourse, The California Academy of Sciences designed by the Italian Architect Renzo Piano, the Japanese Tea Garden, the Botanical Garden and some iconic attractions like the Windmill, the Carousel built in 1914, the Beach Chalet, the Conservatory of Flowers and many others!