San Francisco’s oldest standing structure, the Mission San Francisco de Asís (known to locals as Mission Dolores), has somehow withstood two major earthquakes relatively intact. Built in 1776, it was the sixth mission built and the city of San Francisco grew up around it. The mission’s small, simple chapel is a curious mixture of native construction methods and Spanish-colonial style. A statue of Father Serra — looking rather forlorn — stands in the mission garden.