San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

The extremely grey columns of one of Mexico City's most iconic beltways are slowly gaining a bit of color.

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

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

A science teacher's dream.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.