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

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

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

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

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

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

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.