A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

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

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

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

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

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

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

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

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

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

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

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.