The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

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

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

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

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

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

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

A large instrument played by the wind.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.