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

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

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

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

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

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

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

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

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

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

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.