Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

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

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

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

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

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

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

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

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.