yup you guess it, rose bushes
it remains the oldest building in the park
100% bottle caps!
you will either love it or hate it
you must be happy to see me
in the land of twisted metal
A fine arts museum
the museum's a gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels
On the road from town to the park
not many plants out in december winter
wife of the sugar magnate Adolph B. Spreckels
aka the Spreckels Temple of Music![they call these "cartoons"](../../../../upload/2011/07/27/20110727115313-e628bae0.jpg "they call these "cartoons" (3163 visits)")
they call these "cartoons"
carrying on west into the park
And now for the De young Museum!
a Taiqi group in the gardens
De Young is a Fine Arts Museum
hundle hundle hundle
the rose gardens
the park's home to many establishments
nicely set
An interaction court with pop quizes!
Makes your trip more worth by stretching your dollar
California academy of sciences, Steinhart Aquarium and Morrison Planetarium
back in the galleries
A showcase of Japanese culture
mmm chowder.... :P
Show your student ID to get half entrance fee!
many of the main galleries feature modern art
one of the largest natural history museums in US
China and Porcelain gallery
Here we are at the east end of the golden gate park
beams!
Roman Gladiator commemorates the excavation of the Music Concourse in 1893
It is a rather huge park to begin with
The grand entrance
let head on in!
The Florence Gould Theater
it's an active garden all year round
Look Ludwig van Beethoven!
The special museum showcase in the basement
it's opened in September 2008 designed by Renzo Piano
Showcased are several victorian and Neoclassical pieces
and houses a collection of rare and exotic plants
built in 1878...
moving on to open plains
SLEEK!
Students get half price on entry!
look up!
complete with authentic graffiti