Palo Alto, California
Gates of Hell Sculpture
Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
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Palo Alto, California
Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
Palo Alto, California
Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.
Palo Alto, California
A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.
San Francisco, California
The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.
San Francisco, California
The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
San Francisco, California
Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.
San Francisco, California
The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.
San Francisco, California
A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.
San Francisco, California
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
San Francisco, California
A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.
San Francisco, California
A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
San Francisco, California
The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.
San Francisco, California
An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.
San Francisco, California
A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.
San Francisco, California
Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.
San Francisco, California
A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.
San Francisco, California
This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.