This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

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

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

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

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

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.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Antiques by the Bay.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

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

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

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.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.