San Francisco, California
Site of Compton's Cafeteria Riot
Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.
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San Francisco, California
Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.
San Francisco, California
This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.
San Francisco, California
A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.
San Francisco, California
The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.
San Francisco, California
A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
San Francisco, California
The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.
San Francisco, California
Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.
San Francisco, California
Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
San Francisco, California
Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.
Oakland, California
A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.
San Francisco, California
One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.
San Francisco, California
Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.
Menlo Park, California
A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.
Belvedere Tiburon, California
Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.
San Francisco, California
A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.
San Jose, California
At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.
San Jose, California
Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.
Palo Alto, California
Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.
San Jose, California
San Francisco Bay's ghost town.
Santa Clara, California
One of the oldest adobe structures in Northern California.
San Jose, California
A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.