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

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

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

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

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

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

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

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

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

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

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

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.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.