An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

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

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

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

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

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

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

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

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

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A land of debatable treasure.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."