A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Half of a house.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

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

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

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

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

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

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

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

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.