The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

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

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

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

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

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

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

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

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

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

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.