The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

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

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

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

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

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

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.