Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

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

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

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

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

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

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

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

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

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.