Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

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

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

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

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

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

Half of a house.

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

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

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

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

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

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

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

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.