The Murphy Windmill is one of the largest windmills outside of Holland. It, along with the smaller and older Dutch Windmill, once provided essential water for irrigating the park. Though they are no longer used, the park still spins them on special occasions. We take a tour inside!Additional Reading: <ul>
<li><a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/11915313">Golden Gate Park's Windmills Were Essential, Then Abandoned for Decades</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kqed.org/event/1830">Buy Tickets for our Japanese Tea Garden Walking Tour</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/11915065/take-a-very-curious-golden-gate-park-walking-tour">Take a DIY walking tour of Golden Gate Park with our guide</a></li>
</ul> Reported by Suzie Racho. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Sebastian Miño-Bucheli and Brendan Willard. Thanks also to Sarah Rose Leonard, Lance Gardner, Kyana Moghadam, Amanda Font and Rebecca Kao for their help on this series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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