San Francisco Secrets: A Journey Through History and Innovation

A combination amusement park, museum, art gallery, zoo, and aquarium that operated in San Francisco from 1866 to 1891, featuring rides, exhibits, and attractions on a two-block site.

A Beaux-Arts monument to the City Beautiful movement, San Francisco City Hall is the seat of government for the City and County of San Francisco, California, featuring a iconic dome taller than that of the United States Capitol.

The Pioneer Monument is a granite sculpture supporting bronze figures and reliefs created by Frank Happersberger and financed by the estate of James Lick.

A museum specializing in Asian art, with a permanent collection of over 18,000 works, some dating back 6,000 years, showcasing the arts of various Asian countries and traditions.

A bronze statue of Ashurbanipal, a 15-foot tall sculpture depicting the Assyrian king holding a clay tablet and restraining a lion cub, wearing earrings and a tunic, with a patinated bronze finish and weighing approximately 1,800 pounds.

The San Francisco Public Library comprises branch libraries, including Anza, Bayview, Richmond, Ingleside, Golden Gate Valley, Excelsior, and Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial, with distinctive architectural designs and histories since 1930.

A sculpture dedicated to Admiral George Dewey, honoring his victory in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War, designed by Robert Ingersoll Aitken.

A neighborhood in San Francisco, Union Square is a 2.6-acre public plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post, and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco.

A bronze sculpture and fountain, featuring bas-relief scenes of San Francisco, whimsically interrelated, serving as the outer wall of the fountain basin, measuring approximately 90 inches tall by 193 inches in diameter.

A 52-story, 779 ft (237 m) skyscraper, the fourth tallest building in San Francisco, completed in 1969, and formerly the world headquarters of Bank of America.

A 107-meter-tall, 23-story postmodern skyscraper completed in 1987, featuring three faceless sculptures, "The Corporate Goddesses", on its top floor. It is home to various tenants, including law firms, consulting groups, and financial institutions.

The Transamerica Pyramid is a 48-story, pyramid-shaped modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, built in 1972 and standing at 853 feet tall.

A 43-story, 183-meter high-rise office building in San Francisco, featuring a stepped-back facade design reminiscent of historic Art Deco skyscrapers, completed in 1985 and later rebranded as Salesforce West.

A 58-story condominium skyscraper in San Francisco, with 645 feet tall, designed by Handel Architects and built by Webcor Builders.

A 1,430-foot-long bus station designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, with a rooftop park, a bus deck, and a belowground shell for a future train station.

A 61-story office building designed by César Pelli, featuring a nine-story electronic light sculpture, "Day for Night", on its crown.

A 27-story, 136m (446ft) high-rise office building, completed in 1988, featuring a distinctive grooved and faceted façade, rooftop curtain walls, and a notable 19m (62ft) spire.

A modern and contemporary art museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) holds an internationally recognized collection of over 33,000 works, including painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, and media arts.

A luxury hotel and residential skyscraper with 90 suites, 286 hotel units, and 376 rooms, featuring the Museum of the African Diaspora on its lower floors, and housing the presidential suite where Chinese President Xi Jinping stayed during a 2023 meeting.

A museum dedicated to showcasing contemporary art by artists of the African diaspora, with a focus on celebrating Black cultures, sparking challenging conversations, and inspiring learning through a global perspective.