This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

An unassuming grey box sitting on San Francisco's Pier 17 is a "sky diary" of the coastal city's temperamental weather.