The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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

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

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

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

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

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

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

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.

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

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

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

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.