This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

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

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

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

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

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

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.