Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

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

Overflowing with shipping containers, this location has been transformed into a massive workspace for artists.

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

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

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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).

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

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

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

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

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

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

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

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.