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

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

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

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

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

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

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

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

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.

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

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

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

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

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

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

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

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.