Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

A beautiful photography exhibition space housed in a former church.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

An old limestone mine transformed into a beautiful and unusual sculpture museum.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

Plans for this local observation tower were debated for so long, the allocated funds lost value and the design had to be changed.

Dozens of musicians have planted trees in this Danish park, and donated songs to go with them.

This modernist tower was saved by a fraternity with a 500-year-old penchant for shooting at wooden parrots.

A small Denmark town displays a pair of titanic jaw bones as their community symbol.

This Danish park has celebrated the American independence day since 1912.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

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

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.

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