Entry No. 17 — the San Francisco file — filed under: giant sculpture

Doggie Diner Head

A grinning fiberglass dachshund head in a chef's hat and bow tie — the sole survivor of roughly thirty identical heads that once crowned Bay Area Doggie Diner drive-ins — now stands alone on a traffic median at Sloat Boulevard and 45th Avenue as San Francisco Landmark No. 254 (designated 2006).

The move: Detour past it on the way to the Zoo or Ocean Beach for a two-minute photo stop; it's one of those things everyone drives past for years without ever actually pulling over for.

• 📍 Outer Sunset
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: Sloat Boulevard & 45th Avenue (median strip), San Francisco, CA

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Wikipedia · noehill.com

last checked: 2026-07-20