Places rachelannpr Wants to Go

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

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

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

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

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 pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

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

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

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

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

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

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

This museum in San Francisco's Chinatown is one of the oldest and largest archives of Chinese American history and culture.

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