Places meltingknight Wants to Go

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.

This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.

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

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

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

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

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

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

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

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

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

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

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

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

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.