Editing San Mateo, California (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Central Park San Mateo CA.jpg|thumb|right|San Mateo's [[Central Park (San Mateo)|Central Park]]]]
{{See also|Central Park (San Mateo)|Coyote Point Park}}

San Mateo maintains more than 15 parks throughout the city. [[Central Park (San Mateo)|Central Park]] is considered to be the main one and hosts many community park functions that serve downtown residents. It has a Japanese tea garden to commemorate [[sister city]] [[Toyonaka|Toyonaka, Japan]].<ref>''Visiting Eden: The Public Gardens of Northern California'', photographs by Melba Levick, text by Joan Chatfield-Taylor. Chronicle Books, 1993, {{ISBN|0-8118-0107-1}}</ref> The park also features a rose garden, a mini train and the [[San Mateo Arboretum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsanmateo.org|title=San Mateo, CA - Official Website|website=Cityofsanmateo.org|access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref>

Beresford Park is another large park that offers bocce ball and a skate plaza. Martin Luther King Jr. Park and Joinville Park offer swimming pools, while Ryder Park boasts a water play structure. Parkside Aquatic Park, located on [[Seal Slough]], has beach swimming and volleyball. Many of these parks have picnic areas with grills, children's play areas, basketball and tennis courts, and baseball diamonds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsanmateo.org/|title=San Mateo, CA - Official Website|website=Cityofsanmateo.org|access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref>

[[Coyote Point Park]], near the border with Burlingame and on the San Francisco Bay, is a {{convert|670|acre|km2|adj=on}} regional county park known for its ideal location for windsurfing and sailing. It is also home to [[CuriOdyssey]]: a hands-on science museum and small native animal zoo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/|title=County of San Mateo: Homepage|website=Co.sanmateo.ca.us|access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref>

[[File:BofA Mosaic in San Mateo (4377613626) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Mosaic celebrating [[Amadeo Giannini]] by [[Louis Macouillard]] and Alfonso Pardiñas, built in 1963 and installed on [[Bank of America]] downtown branch]]
Public art is located all around the city. One of the more memorable works is the large, brightly colored 1963 mosaic mural designed by [[Louis Macouillard]] and constructed by [[Alfonso Pardiñas]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Weinstein|first=Dave|date=September 12, 2014|title=Design Destination: Macouillard's Mosaic|language=en|work=Eichler Network|url=http://www.eichlernetwork.com/blog/dave-weinstein/design-destination-macouillard%E2%80%99s-mosaic|access-date=December 6, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|title=California Bucket List|language=en-US|work=Los Angeles Times|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-california-bucket-list-updates-piece-together-a-picture-of-california-1503095216-htmlstory.html|access-date=December 6, 2017|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> The mural is located in front of a [[Mid-century modern|mid-century-modern]]-style [[Bank of America]] branch at 300 S. El Camino Real and tells the story of [[Amadeo Giannini|A. P. Giannini]], who founded the bank as the [[Bank of Italy (United States)|Bank of Italy]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />