Places mthomant Wants to Go

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

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

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

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

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

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

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

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

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.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

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

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

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

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

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.