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

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

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

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

A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026

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

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