The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

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

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.