One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

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

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

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 last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

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

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

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

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This synagogue is covered in beautiful mosaics that explore the history of the Jewish people.