Places skdewberry Wants to Go

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

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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

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

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

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

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.