San Francisco, California
The Wreck of the King Philip
This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.
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San Francisco, California
This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.
San Francisco, California
Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
Pacifica, California
Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.
San Francisco, California
Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.
San Francisco, California
Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.
San Francisco, California
Half of a house.
San Francisco, California
Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.
San Francisco, California
Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.
Congleton, England
This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.
Palo Alto, California
This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.
Mar del Plata, Argentina
A grotto replicating one of the world's most famed Marian apparitions sits across the ocean from the original.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Port Royal, Jamaica
Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."
Paris, France
A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.
Mountain View, California
One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.
Rikaze Diqu, Tibet
The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.
Whistler, British Columbia
The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.
Formerum, Netherlands
Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years' worth of shipwreck artifacts.
Arques, France
This disused boat elevator was saved from the scrap heap so that visitors could tour its rusting skeleton.
Drabeši parish, Latvia
This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).