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

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

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

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

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

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

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

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

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

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