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

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

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

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

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.