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

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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

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

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

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

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

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

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

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

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

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

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

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

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

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

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.