Dahlia Garden

San Francisco


Leave it to San Francisco to plant a dell that's totally punk rock, featuring spiky, in-your-face neon blooms cultivated by the city's many hardcore dahlia devotees. The flowers burst onto the park scene next to the Conservatory of Flowers each June and reach peak mosh-pit glory in August or September. Find them off John F Kennedy Dr.

Transportation

  • bus: 5, 21, 33

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