Since 1992, San Francisco has had its very own cabinet of curiosities. From the bizarre to the sublime, Paxton Gate has it all. From a taxidermied mouse dressed as Little Red Riding Hood to a whimsical sculpture by Evan Chambers to a clockwork-powered beetle, proprietor Sean Quigley brings his dreamlike imagination to life in one of San Francisco’s most interesting shops.
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