This monument celebrates this shopping district's past history as a feudal silver mint.

This atmospheric pre-war building is home to one of the few manually operated elevators left in Tokyo.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

This sculpture bears a tragic backstory that may have inspired a hauntingly beautiful children's song.

A series of smile-themed sculptures created by artists from all over the world fill this Tokyo shopping district.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

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

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

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

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

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

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

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

Russian history in San Francisco.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.