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Palace of Fine Arts
3301 Lyon St Phone: fax: +1 415 567-4062About
Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St (at Bay St), ☎ +1 415 567-6642 (info@palaceoffinearts.org, fax: +1 415 567-4062), [45]. 6AM-9PM daily. The only structure remaining from the 1915 World's Fair, it features a classical Roman rotunda (1,100 feet wide, 162 feet high) with curved colonnades (30 Corinthian columns frame a wide walkway in the colonnade) situated in a idyllic park setting with a classical European-Style lagoon. It's a great place to unwind, have a picnic, and watch the swans float elegantly by. It also has a theater offering a variety of shows, musical and cultural events. Free.