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After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

A large instrument played by the wind.

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

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.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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

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

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

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

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

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

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