Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

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

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

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

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.