A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A unique and poignant sidewalk mural commemorates the deaths of two striking workers.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

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

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

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

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

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

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

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

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

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

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.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

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