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San Francisco, California

Murphy Windmill

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.
San Francisco, California

Dutch Windmill

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California

Fort Miley Batteries

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
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Labyrinth at Land’s End

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
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La Boule d'Or Petanque Terrain

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.
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Golden Gate Park Bison

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
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Treasure Island

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.
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Yerba Buena Tower

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.
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Alcatraz Island

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
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Golden Gate Park Vintage Carousel

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.
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Site of the Golden Gate Speed Road

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.
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Mescaline Grove

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.
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Portals of the Past

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
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Prayer Book Cross

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.
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Secret Tiled Staircase

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
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Japanese Tea Garden

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
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Three Gems

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.
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Garden of Fragrance

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
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Spreckels Temple of Music

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.
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Drawn Stone

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.
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Spanish Monastery Stones

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.
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Site of the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.
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The Dore Vase

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.
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San Francisco Botanical Garden

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.