Places paulderev Wants to Go

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

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

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

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

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

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

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).

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

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

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

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

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

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

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

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

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

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

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