In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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

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

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

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

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

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

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

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

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

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

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

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.