Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

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

Half of a house.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

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

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

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

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

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

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

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.