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

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

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

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

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.

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.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

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

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

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

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

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

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

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

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

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

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.