Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

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).

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

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

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

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

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

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

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

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

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Half of a house.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

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.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.