Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

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

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

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

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

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

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

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

Home inspired by the crystal rock formation of the Emerald Estates.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

A quarter-scale locomotive wonderland built by one man and his family.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.