An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

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

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Half of a house.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

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

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

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

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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

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

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

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

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

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

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

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