A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

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

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

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

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

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.