This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

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

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

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

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

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

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.