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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

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

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

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

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

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

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

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

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

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.