The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

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

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

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

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

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

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

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

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

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

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.