This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

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

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

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

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

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

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

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

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.