Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

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

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

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

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

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

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.