Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

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

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

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

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.