Places Vaevin Wants to Go

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

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

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

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

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

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

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.