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

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

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

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

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

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

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

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

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

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

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

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.