Places ghryan Wants to Go

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.