This Masonic lodge was the first major private building to be constructed in Washington, D.C. after the Civil War.

Sip creative cocktails in the former vault of the Riggs Bank.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

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

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

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.