Former San Francisco Mayor Adolph Sutro managed to build a few grand-scale projects during his lifetime. By looking at the remnants of what used to be a saltwater swimming pool complex, known as the Sutro Baths, one can tell that Mr. Sutro was quite the visionary for his time. The baths, which cost him over a million dollars, opened to the public on March 14, 1896. Thousands of people celebrated the opening by splashing around in its seven different pools that were heated to different temperatures. The facilities had the capability to pump in 1.7 million gallons of water from the Pacific Ocean in just one hour during high tide. The pools were accessed by slides, ladders, and flying rings. Stuffed animals, totem poles, armory of all types, coin collections, and even Egyptian mummies were displayed in the hallways for visitors. But that's not all. Adolph Sutro built his own railroad line to the oceanside park and baths just because the Southern Pacific's ten-cent streetcar fare was excessive and charged people half as much.