San Francisco Botanical Garden

formerly the Strybing Arboretum

One of the largest botanical gardens on the west coast, the Botanical Gardens cover 55 acres with thousands of varieties of plants from around the world and multiple specialized gardens and miles of trails (seriously, the place is huge). One of the most unique attractions is the Redwood Trail, which runs through a naturalistic redwood forest reminiscent of the ones north of San Francisco along the Californian coast. There is also a bookstore and library on the premises, near the main entrance. Free guided tours of the gardens depart from the bookstore daily at 1:30PM with an extra tour on the weekends at 10:30AM. On Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays another free tour departs from the Friend Gate at 2PM.

• Entry 12.00 USD

• outdoors

Address

main entrance on 9th Avenue just north of Lincoln Way, secondary entrance at the Friend Gate at MLK Drive and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive

Hours

Mon-Fri 8AM-4:30PM, Sat Sun and Holidays 10AM-5PM

Price

$15

Phone

+1-415-661-1316

Website

sfbg.org (opens in a new tab)