Places MorbidLoren Wants to Go

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

An entertaining journey through the odd and strange awaits visitors to this shop.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

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

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

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

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

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

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

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

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.