The Catlins region has a bounty of breathtaking waterfalls, the best is arguably Koropuku Falls—a majestic waterfall with an enchanting bush walk.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

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

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.