Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

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

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

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

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.