Social saloon from a scrapped trans-Pacific 19th century steamer.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

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

One man's love of natural beauty led to the creation of this hidden granite monument.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

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

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

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

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

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

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

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

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

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

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

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

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.