Japanese Tea Garden
Kid essentials
About this place
The oldest public Japanese garden in the country: a steep arched drum bridge kids insist on climbing, koi ponds, and tea and mochi at the house.
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Nearby places
Golden Gate Park art museum with a free observation tower at the top: ride the lift up for the view even if the galleries are a hard sell.
A small walled garden in Golden Gate Park planted with everything Shakespeare mentioned. Quiet, benches, and a good pause between the museums.
Rainforest dome, planetarium, aquarium and a penguin colony under one Golden Gate Park roof. The one to spend a whole wet day in.
Fifty-five acres of gardens inside Golden Gate Park with a children's garden and lawns to eat lunch on. Wide flat paths the whole way.
The aquarium inside the Academy of Sciences: a coral reef tank, a swamp with an alligator, and a touch tide pool. Included with Academy entry.
An easy energy burn between museum stops, with blue play structures right near the big cultural attractions in the park.