Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

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

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

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

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

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.