Forget the four-foot rollers at Ocean Beach, the stylish left-break splendor of Fort Point, or even the creepy minefield of Potato Patch, when it comes to surfing, there is one place in the Bay Area that gets the entire world's attention: Mavericks.

Mavericks break is undeniably one of the most incredible surf spots on the planet, as described by Swell.com: "One of the seven natural wonders of the world, a phenomenon somewhere between Tommy Lee's manhood and Angel Falls, Mavericks is that rarest of things: not just a perfect wave and not just a giant wave but a perfect, giant wave. It's rare when a person or place lives up to the hype, but Mavericks really does. To surf it or see it from the channel or the cliffs on a perfect, giant day is to be held in awe of one of the most amazing waves on Earth."

Majestic, powerful, terrifying, and deadly. In 1994, big-wave icon Mark Foo died while surfing Mavericks.