Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

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

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.