Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

The Gaslamp District's oldest bar sports a urinal marked with a golden plaque that was allegedly used by Mick Jagger.

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

A mosaic map made of over 100,000 tiles depicts the geological features and sea creatures that live along this San Diego beachside community.

Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.