Created around 1833, Portsmouth Square was the first public meeting place in the city that wasn’t connected to the military ...

San Francisco celebrates the 150th anniversary of Lotta's Fountain, a historical landmark and communal beacon.

It was San Francisco’s pride—a Beaux-Arts masterpiece crowned with a dome taller than the U.S. Capitol. Then came the earthquake of 1906, and the city’s grandest landmark crumbled into ruins ...

Operating under the name the Transbay Café and later Al’s Trans-Bay, the bar attracted a diverse clientele that included both ...

As we walked through the square, under a sky smudged with the last light of the day, I realized our experiment had revealed ...

As part of the fourth annual Doors Open California, tours in Pasadena, Los Angeles and Inland Empire are set from Sept. 13-14.

On this day in 1855, William Mulholland, the visionary engineer who brought water to Los Angeles and later carried the burden ...

As far as historic tours go, this one’s a bargain. The fourth annual Doors Open California kicks off this weekend and offers ...

Quarterbacks are generals, idols, spokesmen, psychologists, and egomaniacs—and they’ve never been more beloved.