Places Ancientproof Wants to Go

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

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

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

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

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

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

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

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.