The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.