Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

A large instrument played by the wind.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.