This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

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

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

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

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

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

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

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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

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

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

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

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

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

Russian history in San Francisco.

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

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

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.