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Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

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

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.

Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

London's old-school healing garden.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A Bibliophile's Dream.