One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

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

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

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

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.