BY LAURIE JO MILLER FARR
HauteART FRESH AIR: SAN FRANCISCO AS AN OUTDOOR GALLERY When Digital is Overdone, Take a Walk FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE PRESIDIO TO THE EMBARCADERO, OUR CITY IS AN OUTDOOR museum with a splendid array of street art, statues, sculptures and landmarks. Accessible to everyone all the time, enjoy some of the highlights of a permanent outdoor gallery where the “doors” are always wide open in the fresh air. No walls, no admission fees, no crowds. DUTCH WINDMILLS Overlooking the ocean, handsome silhouettes set against a deep blue sky, two 115-year-old windmills grace the western edge of Golden Gate Park. The Dutch Windmill and the Murphy Windmill are exceptionally tall at 75 feet and 95 feet, respectively. The smaller North windmill, known as the Dutch Windmill, was built to fill several man-made ponds when Golden Gate Park was created. The South windmill, known as the Murphy Windmill, was once the largest outside the Netherlands, with massive sails each cut from a single log. In spring, Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden at the base of the Dutch Windmill displays thousands of bright tulips in full bloom. Did you know? Notice these sails turn clockwise, in the opposite direction to windmills in Holland.
PHOTO CREDITS: ©TIM WILLIAMSON
Where: 1690 John F. Kennedy Drive at the western edge of Golden Gate Park
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