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

The three biggest silent film stars once shot iconic scenes here.

An ever-updating collection of retro Americana.

Here, Father Agapius Honcharenko established his homestead, becoming the first nationally conscious Ukrainian to settle in the United States.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

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

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

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

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

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

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

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

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.