San Francisco, California
Vaillancourt Fountain
This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
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San Francisco, California
This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
San Francisco, California
A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.
San Francisco, California
The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
Palomar Mountain, California
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
San Francisco, California
A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.
Antonito, Colorado
The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.
San Francisco, California
A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.
Palo Alto, California
Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
San Diego, California
Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.
Santa Barbara, California
Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
Topanga, California
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
San Francisco, California
A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.
Gilroy, California
Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
San Francisco, California
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
Beverly Hills, California
Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.
Oro Grande, California
Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
San Francisco, California
Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.
San Francisco, California
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.