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

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

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

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

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

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

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

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

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

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.