This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

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

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

Antiques by the Bay.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

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

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

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

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

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.