A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

The tomb of a hard traveling saint is constantly covered in shoes as offerings to heal disabled youth.

This disused boat elevator was saved from the scrap heap so that visitors could tour its rusting skeleton.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

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

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

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

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

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

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.