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Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

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

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

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

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

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.