Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

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 trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

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

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

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.