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

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

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

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

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

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

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

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

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

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

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

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

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

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

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