The oldest continuously operating church in California.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

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

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

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

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

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

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

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.