The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

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

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.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

A unique and poignant sidewalk mural commemorates the deaths of two striking workers.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.