A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

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

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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

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

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

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

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

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

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

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

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

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

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

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

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.