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

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

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

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

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

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

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.