Miles of pristine shoreline, old growth coastal redwood trees right in the heart of the city, botanical gardens and nearby wilderness areas all add to San Francisco’s natural wonders.

Perhaps no art form more exemplifies San Francisco's Summer of Love than the music of the era. It led an explosion of culture and expression in the balmy summer months of 1967, and a counterculture revolution swept through the city by the bay. Tens of thousands of young folks swarmed to the Haight-Ashbury and Golden Gate Park, and they brought with them the sounds of change.