Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

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

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

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

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.