A celebration of once forgotten materials.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

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

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

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

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

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.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

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

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.