A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

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

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

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

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

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

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

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

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

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

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

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

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.