Ghost Tour through Golden Gate Park
About the Tour
Take a fantastical tour of Golden Gate Park with a ghost as your guide. She'll highlight some of the strange things she encountered at this park during her life, including mutant plants, vicious fairies and miniature mermaids.
Tour Producer
Melissa Brooks
Melissa Brooks is a Staff Editor for the literary journal Switchback and an MFA student in fiction at the University of San Francisco. Her fiction and essays have appeared in Vannevar, The Thought Erotic, The Molotov Cocktail, and Gravel.
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Welcome to my ghost tour
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Major Landmarks
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Golden Gate Park
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National AIDS Memorial Grove
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Conservatory of Flowers
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La Rose des Vent sculpture
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Lily Pond
Getting There
Route Overview
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Start locationFulton St, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA -
Total distance1km -
Final locationNancy Pelosi Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA -
Distance back to start location645.87m
Directions to Starting Point
The tour starts at the entrance to Golden Gate Park on Arguello Boulevard and Fulton Street. There's a large archway leading into the park that you can't miss. Parking can be difficult in San Francisco, so it might be best to take public transportation. The 5, 21, and 31 buses will drop you off close to the park entrance.
Tips
Places to stop along the way
On the way to the park, stop at the nearby Velo Rouge Cafe, 798 Arguello Blvd., for coffee or tea to enjoy on your tour. During the tour, you can check out the Conservatory of Flowers and the National AIDs Memorial Grove. At the end of the tour, you'll be a short walk away from the Academy of Sciences, the Shakespeare Garden, the Japanese Tea Garden, and the de Young Museum, which are all located within Golden Gate Park.
Best time of day
Afternoon
Precautions
You'll cross a couple of roads on this route. Be careful and watch for cars.
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