The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

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

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.