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

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

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

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.