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 working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Quotes and poems etched on stone plaques are hidden along this waterfront walkway.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Walk through abandoned anti-Russian military tunnels on this volcano at the head of Auckland Harbor.

A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

Home to the unidentified remains of the 1979 Mt. Erebus Disaster.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

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

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.