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

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

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

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

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

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

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