Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

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

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

Overflowing with shipping containers, this location has been transformed into a massive workspace for artists.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.

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

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

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

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

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

This large chunk of dark rock is a relic from an ancient volcanic eruption.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Exquisite irises bloom every spring in this hillside garden.