Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

Overflowing with shipping containers, this location has been transformed into a massive workspace for artists.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.