The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

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

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

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

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

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

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.