Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

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

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

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

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.