An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

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

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

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

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

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

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