AIDS Memorial Grove

National AIDS Memorial Grove
7-ton Sierra granite boulder inscribed with Grove sign, at the 'Main Portal' terrace entrance, in Golden Gate Park
LocationGolden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°46′12″N 122°27′41″W / 37.77000°N 122.46139°W / 37.77000; -122.46139
Area7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
DesignationNational Memorial of the United States
EstablishedCreated: September 1991 (1991-09).
Nationalized: November 1996.
Websitehttps://www.aidsmemorial.org

The National AIDS Memorial Grove, or "The Grove," is located at the de Laveaga Dell in eastern Golden Gate Park, in San Francisco, California.

The Grove is a dedicated space and place in the national landscape where the millions of Americans touched directly or indirectly by HIV/AIDS can gather to heal, hope, and remember. The mission of the AIDS Memorial Grove is to provide a healing sanctuary and to promote learning and understanding of the human tragedy of the AIDS pandemic.

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