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

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

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

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Russian history in San Francisco.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

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

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

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.