George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.

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

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

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

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

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

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

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

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

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

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

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

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.