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San Francisco, California

1908 Cistern Circles

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Doggie Diner Head

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.
matthewtaub Added by matthewtaub
San Francisco, California

Arch of Colonial Trees

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Plaque to Bummer & Lazarus

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

Spreckels Mansion

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
San Francisco, California

Prayer Book Cross

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Banker's Heart

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.
Added by solivier
San Francisco, California

Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain

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

Westin St. Francis Hotel

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
San Francisco, California

Hotaling Whiskey Warehouse

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Drawn Stone

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

Golden Gate Park Diorama

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Murphy Windmill

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.
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San Francisco, California

The Dore Vase

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.
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San Francisco, California

Monarch the Bear

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Spreckels Temple of Music

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

Site of the San Francisco Hippodrome

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

San Francisco's Peregrine Falcons

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Shakespeare Garden

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.
Added by jfalkenthal
San Francisco, California

Portrait of Emperor Norton

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Corporate Goddess Sculptures

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Clarion Alley

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.
cguttery Added by cguttery
San Francisco, California

Dutch Windmill

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Stern of the Niantic

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.
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