A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

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

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.