These spots may even surprise seen-it-all San Francisco natives.
When walking the paths of San Francisco's Buena Vista Park, see if you can spot a repurposed headstone in the stones used for the gutters and walls. is where to find the city's oldest remaining graves, including 5,000 native Ohlone memorialized with a statue; city founders like the first Mexican governor of the territory and alcalde of the city; the famed madam Belle Cora; her lover, Charles Cora; and other victims of the city's ruthless law enforcers, the Committee of Vigilance.
Among the notable locals who have their final resting place in Colma are Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio, Wild West legend Wyatt Earp and the ultimate symbol of everything unique about San Francisco: the only Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, Joshua Norton, whose grave is adorned with tchotchkes from beers to yo-yos. There's also Pet's Rest, a pet cemetery memorializing all kinds of faithful companions.