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

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

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

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

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

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

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

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

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

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

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

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

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.