This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

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

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

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

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

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

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

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

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

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

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

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

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

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

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