Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

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

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

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

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

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

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

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

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

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

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

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.