Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

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

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

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

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

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

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

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

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

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

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

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

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