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

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

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

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

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.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

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

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

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

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

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

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

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).

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

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

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.