Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

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

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.