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Hey everyone, I'm Olivia Allen Price.

Today is the final episode in our six-part series on Golden Gate Park.

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As you walk down the steps into the National AIDS Memorial Grove

in Golden Gate Park, the traffic and bustle of the street fade away.

The trees that keep the grove hidden from the road above slowly give way to smaller shrubs

and flowers. And when you reach the bottom, there's a big grassy

field. You're hit with this feeling of openness. But surrounded by trees and plants, you also feel protected.

Some people say it feels like you're being held by two cupped hands.

And I just happened to stumble through it. I was like, oh my gosh, this is such an amazingly tranquil place.

This is Bay curious listener, Don Linhart. She moved close to Golden Gate Park six years ago.

And since then, this Grove has become one of her favorite places.

I immediately was wondering, what is this all about? And I just wanted to know more.

Today on Bay Curious, the story behind the National AIDS Memorial Grove.

It's the nation's first and only federally designated memorial for lives lost to AIDS.

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