Conservatory of Flowers

Located at 100 John F. Kennedy Drive, San Francisco, the Conservatory of Flowers is a living museum providing guests with a close up look at exotic plants and beautiful tropical flowers. The conservatory, built in 1878, is the oldest building within the Golden Gate Park and is listed as a historical landmark.

The large botanical greenhouse, made of wood and glass, features four permanent galleries. Plants are rotated into those galleries aquatic plants, highland tropics, lowland topics, potted plants and special exhibits so that visitors will always be see the collection at full bloom.

The conservatory hosts many special events and educational programs. Field trips and docent tours provide students with the opportunity to explore and discover ecology, botany and history.

It is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There is free admission for all on the first Tuesday of every month. It is worth noting that the Golden Gate Park closes many of its roads to vehicles on Sundays and major holidays.

Other major attractions within the Golden Gate Park include the Japanese Tea Garden, the Music Concourse Area, the Academy of Sciences, the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, the De Young Museum and windmills.