Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

The loneliest island in New York.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

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

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

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

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