Places samhartley101 Wants to Go

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

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

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

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

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

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

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

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

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

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

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

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

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

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

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.