A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

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

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

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

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

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

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

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

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

The magic's in the hole!