For an especially zen break, check out the Japanese-inspired Moon Viewing Garden, located in the mild-temperate climate section of the garden’s northwest corner. Read more.
Enter the building at 23 Geary Street and take the elevator to the 11th floor. A 2,500-square-foot penthouse park with manicured bushes, benches and downtown views awaits. Read more.
This is one of the most beautiful, tranquil and welcoming places in town. Walk the labyrinth anytime you need to quietly reflect or simply escape the frenzied pace of life. Read more.
Decidedly modern with minimalist metal chairs, black granite floors, sculptures and a trickling fountain, this space feels more like a museum than a FiDi hideout. Read more.
Peer upward through the sculpture’s oculus, where the color of the sky changes depending on the time of day and the shifting LED lights in the domed space. Read more.
Verdant with plants referenced in the bard’s work, the open space is tucked away in Golden Gate Park just enough that most people miss it. Read more.
The wondrous ground-floor garden boasts a serene bamboo pond and olive trees, plus a huge black granite sculpture cheekily nicknamed “The Banker’s Heart.” Read more.
