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

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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

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

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

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

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

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

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

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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