Places TheWanderBroad Wants to Go

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

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

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

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

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

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

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

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

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.