Russian history in San Francisco.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Half of a house.

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

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

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

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

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

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

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

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

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

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

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

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

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

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.