A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

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

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

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

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.