A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

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

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

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

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

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

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

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

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

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.”

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

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

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

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.