These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

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

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

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

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

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

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

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

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

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

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.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

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

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.