Three buildings constructed of over 25,000 multicolored glass bottles.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

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

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

The last of its kind in the country.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.