A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

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

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.