A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

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

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

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

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

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

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.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

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

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.