Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

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

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

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

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.