A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

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

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

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

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

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

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Half of a house.