Paxton Gate

The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill


Salvador Dalí probably would've shopped here for all his taxidermy and gardening needs. Get a surrealist home makeover with animal-skull puppets, terrariums sprouting from lab beakers and mounted heads of African game. The kids' shop down the street (at 766 Valencia) maximizes playtime with volcano-making kits, shadow puppets and rocket-ship dollhouses. Check DIY taxidermy workshop dates online.


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Nearby The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill attractions

1. Portsmouth Square

2.56 MILES

Chinatown's unofficial living room is named after John B Montgomery's sloop, which staked the US claim on San Francisco in 1846. SF's first city hall…