The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

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

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

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

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

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

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

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

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

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

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

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

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

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

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

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

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

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