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Palace of Fine Arts

3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
415 563 6504, 415 561 0364
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Ranked #14 of 327 attractions in San Francisco
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Type: Art Museums
Traveller Description: The Palace of Fine Arts was built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Expo, which San Francisco hosted.  It was built to have the feel of an... more »
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bangalore
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76 reviews 76 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

We went to this place in a conducted tour and views are good and well maintained.Taken photos from different angles.Cool and calm atmosphere and a must see in sanfrancisco

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW via mobile

It looks so beautiful at night! Great place to take professional pictures and relax! Cant wait to bring my family next time

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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27 reviews 27 reviews
7 attraction reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

Didn't go in but took some brilliant photos just driving around the perimeter. It's a very gorgeous structure and surrounding park. Quite impressive.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

This park is beautiful and made a wonderful way to spend a couple hours in the afternoon while my traveling companions rested. It was a short walk from my hotel (Travelodge at the Presidio). I had never heard of it before but am glad I took the time to visit.

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Boston, Massachusetts
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

This is a pretty nice structure, I would suggest you see this both at night time with the lights on and during the day.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 via mobile

A really nice place to rest for a while, read a book and take a couple of pictures. It features a nice lagoon and a beautiful park.

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Napa, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013

My boyfriend and I took an afternoon walk around The Place of Fine Arts. What a beautiful treasure for San Francisco. Such a romantic place, filled with beautiful trees, flowers and swans. It was wonderful to see so many people enjoying the sunshine.

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Walnut Creek, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

We loved everything about the art work here and really enjoyed our experience there with the children because this was truly an amazing experience.

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Santa Clara, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

Palace of Fine Arts is construction made from arts carved inch-by-inch . Such a beautiful palace with pond around make it pretty scenic . Its a open palace with a pond and park behind and is open to every body .

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Singapore, Singapore
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

Great for an cool afternoon walk. Beautiful architecture,great for photo taking. A part of me felt that i was in Rome. Do take a walk around the neighborhood. You will be floored by quaint houses! Lovely!

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