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

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

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

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

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

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

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

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A construction mishap at this narrows on the Fraser River rendered it impassable to many migrating fish species, with international consequences.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.