A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Antiques by the Bay.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

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

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.