Places tsrzad Wants to Go

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

Social saloon from a scrapped trans-Pacific 19th century steamer.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

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

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

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

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

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

One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California."

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.

Around the perimeter of San Francisco’s second-largest park is a meandering 2.7-mile path designed to inspire contemplation.

A large instrument played by the wind.

This California town keeps a graveyard of its retired, decorated fire hydrants.

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.