Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

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

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

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

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

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

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

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

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

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

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.

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

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.