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

Overflowing with shipping containers, this location has been transformed into a massive workspace for artists.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

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

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Half of a house.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.