This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

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.

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

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

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

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

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

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

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

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

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

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.