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

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

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

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

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

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

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

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

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

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

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.