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

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Half of a house.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

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

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

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

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

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

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

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

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

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

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.