Parks & Gardens
Parks & GardensPresidio Pet Cemetery
Presidio of San Francisco
Over 400 handmade headstones mark this 1950s pet cemetery where military families buried beloved dogs, cats, and even goldfish. It's a strangely moving pocket of history: some stones will make you tear up, others will make you laugh.
Handmade headstones
Military family history
1950s era site
Emotional reflection spot
Tips
🪦"the only cemetery that makes me emotional" (L.A. History Girl)
😂"some of the headstones are really funny" — expect to laugh
Presidio Pet Cemetery
Presidio of San FranciscoOpen
Parks & GardensParks & GardensOver 400 handmade headstones mark this 1950s pet cemetery where military families buried beloved dogs, cats, and even goldfish. It's a strangely moving pocket of history: some stones will make you tear up, others will make you laugh.
Handmade headstones
Military family history
1950s era site
Emotional reflection spot
Tips
🪦"the only cemetery that makes me emotional" (L.A. History Girl)
😂"some of the headstones are really funny" — expect to laugh