Golden Gate Park and The Presidio
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Starts at the Twin Peaks Tavern at Castro & Market
14 minAt the height of her career, she was known as "The Queen of Psychedelic Soul"
5 minIs often regarded as the axis mundi in the hippie subculture
13 minWas the free clinic open for thousands without medical care
5 minBuilt in 1865 by the City of San Francisco to become recognized worldwide
6 minThe very first structure ever built in Golden Gate Park
5 minA gift to the park in 1926 by Helene Strybing
4 minWas also created for the 1894 Midwinter Fair
5 minPart of the Midwinter Fair's Japanese Village
4 minThe international exposition opened in 1894
3 minThe eccentric story behind the de Young Museum
3 minThe Presidio has been a military base of operations for over 200 years
11 minIn the civil war, 180,000 African-Americans served the country
5 minOne of eight "air coast defense stations" built in 1918 around the country
8 minThe famous suspension bridge, declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World
18 minThe year was 1865 and the city of San Francisco, tired of being considered a backwater town, was eager to take its place among America's preeminent cities. As was the style of the day, they chose to do so by building a grand city park.
This is a walking tour in and around this beautiful park and it's neighborhoods.