An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

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

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

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."