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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

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

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

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

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

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

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

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

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

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

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

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

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

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

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.