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

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

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

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

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

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

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

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

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

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

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

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

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

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