Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.