The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

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

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

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

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).

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

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

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.

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

Russian history in San Francisco.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

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

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

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

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.