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

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

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

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

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

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

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

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Half of a house.

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

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

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

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.