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Alex SF

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I love to travel and seek out odd, quirky, off-the-beaten-path type of attractions.

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Beach Chalet WPA Murals

San Francisco, California

Beach Chalet WPA Murals

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

Banker's Heart

San Francisco, California

Banker's Heart

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

Venus Statue

San Francisco, California

Venus Statue

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

Prayer Book Cross

San Francisco, California

Prayer Book Cross

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

The Westin St. Francis Hotel. (Wikimedia Commons)

San Francisco, California

Westin St. Francis Hotel

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Vedanta Society Building - 2963 Webster Street, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Vedanta Society's Old Temple

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

The Heineman Building (now 130 Bush) in San Francisco.

San Francisco, California

Heineman Building

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

Ruth Asawa's San Francisco fountain in Union Square.

San Francisco, California

Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain

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

The gigantic Murphy Windmill

San Francisco, California

Murphy Windmill

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

The Head of the Goddess of Progress by F. Marion Wells.

San Francisco, California

The Head of The Goddess of Progress

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

Diego Rivera's "The Allegory of California" mural

San Francisco, California

'The Allegory of California'

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

The Dore Vase

San Francisco, California

The Dore Vase

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

Mild winter time photo

San Francisco, California

Spreckels Temple of Music

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

Well hello.

San Francisco, California

Doggie Diner Head

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

Prubechu

San Francisco, California

Prubechu

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

Dutch (North) Windmill from the beach.

San Francisco, California

Dutch Windmill

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

Corporate Goddess Sculptures

San Francisco, California

Corporate Goddess Sculptures

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

The Life of Christ (1990) by Keith Haring

San Francisco, California

AIDS Interfaith Memorial Chapel

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

McElroy Octagon House

San Francisco, California

McElroy Octagon House

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

Cayuga Park

San Francisco, California

Cayuga Park

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

The Walt Disney Family Museum

San Francisco, California

The Walt Disney Family Museum

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Treasure Island as seen from Yerba Buena Island

San Francisco, California

Treasure Island

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The Tenderloin Museum

San Francisco, California

The Tenderloin Museum

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

The Golden Fire Hydrant

San Francisco, California

The Golden Fire Hydrant

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

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