Places MikeInSanFrancisco Wants to Go

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

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

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

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

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

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

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

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

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

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.