Martin Luther King Jr. Fountain

The MLK Jr. Memorial Fountain is located within Yerba Buena Gardens just across from the Metreon Mall.

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  • Phone

    (415) 820-3550

  • Website

    yerbabuenagardens.com

  • Type

    Fountain

Address

750 Howard St San Francisco , CA 94103 United States

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Jennifer Suarez

It's a great place to just walk under the waterfall and enjoy reading the history on the walls. Plus it's romantic .

Shawn Calhoun

Know your history youngsters ????????

Catherine M. ????

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Bun Mano

You have to walk behind the waterfall to see the inscriptions of the famous speeches by MLK Jr.

Gilda Jaime

Great place to rest in the grass. Have lunch . People watching

Nicole Aptekar

The sound behind the fountain is incredible

Michael Richards

Happy MLK day! Monument and his own day. Still not enough for one of the greatest people who has ever lived.

Kreme Brulee

Just listen

Steve Rhodes

It is worth reading all of his quotes behind the fountain

Sophie Hebdidge

Not much to see. Wouldn't return.

Je-Lyoung Kim

폭포 ?가 인상적이고 좋은 글귀들이 있습니다

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