A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

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

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

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

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

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

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

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

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.