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Places I've been

Places this traveler has marked as been there.

Vallaincourt Fountain
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San Francisco, California

Vaillancourt Fountain

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

Vintage postcard showing Alvord Lakelet and Alvord Bridge in the distance

San Francisco, California

Alvord Lake Bridge

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

There are dozens of machines to choose from.

San Francisco, California

Free Gold Watch

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

View from the street
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San Francisco, California

Defenestration

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Balmy Alley

San Francisco, California

Balmy Alley Murals

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Duboce Bikeway Mural.

San Francisco, California

Duboce Bikeway Mural

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

Paxton Gate Exterior

San Francisco, California

Paxton Gate

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An anti-gentrification message.

San Francisco, California

Clarion Alley

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

Lenin, Marx, and Engels watch over diners.
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San Francisco, California

Walzwerk Restaurant

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.