This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

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

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

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

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

Handmade treasures from around the world.