Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

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

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

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

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

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

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

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

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

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

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.