The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

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

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

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

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

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

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

Half of a house.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

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

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.