The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.