Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

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

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

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

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

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

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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