Places marytreptow Wants to Go

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

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

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

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

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

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

Half of a house.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

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 nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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