Places skdewberry Wants to Go

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

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

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

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

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

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

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

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

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

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

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

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

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

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

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

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