An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

This colorful boulder serves as a canvas for political statements and artistic expression.

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

For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

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

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

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.

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

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”