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

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

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

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

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

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

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

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.