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

An unassuming grey box sitting on San Francisco's Pier 17 is a "sky diary" of the coastal city's temperamental weather.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

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

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

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

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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

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

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

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

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

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

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

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

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

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.