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Location

Conservatory of Flowers
100 JFK Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco

Price

The exhibit is free with admission to the Conservatory of Flowers:
San Francisco Residents: $6 general; $3 youth 12-17, seniors and students with ID; $2 children 5-11; children 4 and under FREE
Non-residents: $8 general, $6 youth 12-17, seniors and students with ID; $2 children 5-11; children 4 and under FREE

Hours

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays – Sundays
Closed Mondays and on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Contact info

415-831-2090
conservatoryofflowers.org

Category

Exhibition

Options

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  • Good for Kids
  • Indoors

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Garden Railway: 1915 Pan–Pacific

San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Nov 12, 2015 to Apr 10, 2016

The Conservatory of Flowers’ newest garden railway exhibition celebrating the Centennial of San Francisco’s historic world’s fair!

All aboard for a trip back in time as the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park presents an all new garden railway display celebrating the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See an enchanting display landscaped with hundreds of dwarf plants and several water features, as model trains wend their way through the festive fairgrounds, zipping past whimsical recreations of the fair’s most dazzling monuments and amusements, including the Tower of Jewels, Palace of Fine Arts, and more. Interpretive signs, memorabilia and interactive activities throughout help visitors understand the colorful history of the grand fair that signaled San Francisco’s recovery from the 1906 earthquake.

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