Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

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

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

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

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

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

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

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

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

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

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

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

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

Russian history in San Francisco.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

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

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.