Entry No. 18 — the San Francisco file — filed under: weird monument

St. Francis of the Guns

A nearly 9-foot bronze St. Francis with arms flung open, cast by sculptor Beniamino Bufano in 1968 from 1,968 firearms Mayor Joseph Alioto collected in a voluntary gun turn-in after the King and Kennedy assassinations; the robe carries a mosaic mural of the faces of Lincoln, MLK, RFK, and JFK.

The move: Wander the free, open Ocean Campus quad to find the statue by the Science Hall entrance, then grab a burrito on nearby Ocean Avenue — a strange little pilgrimage most SF natives have never made despite driving past the campus for years.

• 📍 Ingleside / City College of San Francisco, Ocean Campus
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: 50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112 (in front of the Science Hall)

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

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Further reading: Roadside America · Wikipedia

last checked: 2026-07-20