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Mount Hamilton, California

Lick Observatory

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Jose, California

Mark's Hot Dogs

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
Milpitas, California

Great Mall of Milpitas

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.
Added by Martin
Camp Verde, Arizona

World's Largest Kokopelli

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.
Added by ianlefk
Alberta

Columbia Icefield

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.
canuck Added by canuck
Benicia, California

Grave of Concepción Argüello

The final resting place of a woman who never gave up on love.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Gjoa Monument

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Diorama

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Beach Chalet WPA Murals

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.
Tre Added by Tre
San Francisco, California

Dutch Windmill

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

La Boule d'Or Petanque Terrain

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.
Tre Added by Tre
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Bison

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Model Yacht Club

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.
Tre Added by Tre
San Francisco, California

Site of 1906 Earthquake Refugee Camps

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Site of the Golden Gate Speed Road

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.
Claymore Added by Claymore
San Francisco, California

Portals of the Past

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Prayer Book Cross

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Sweeney Observatory Site

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Garden of Fragrance

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
San Francisco, California

Spanish Monastery Stones

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Shakespeare Garden

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.
Added by jfalkenthal
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Druid Circles

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Mescaline Grove

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black