Sutro Baths

Clinging to the edge of the ocean, the graffitied ruins of the once-grand Sutro Baths are like a haunting reminder of San Francisco's decdent past. Built at the turn of the last century, the structure once housed the world's largest indoor swimming pool. After a century of decline, all that's left are crumbling walls and rusty pipes. At all sides, the natural world seems to threaten the little that remains --  the sweeping waves of the Pacific, the wildflowers and overgrown hills, the marshbirds settling in.

Wikipedia says: "The Sutro Bath ruins are open to the public, but a warning sign advises strict caution, as visitors have been swept off by large waves and drowned at the site."

So of course, we decided to go on the windiest day of the year, and slip right past that warning sign and down some turn-of-the-century stairs.