San Francisco, California
The Shipwrecks at Land's End
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
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San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
San Francisco, California
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
San Francisco, California
A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Auckland, New Zealand
This quiet island in the middle of a bustling city is actually a volcano dotted with Māori ruins.
Palmerston North, New Zealand
A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.
Wellington, New Zealand
A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.
Hamilton, New Zealand
A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.
Duntroon, New Zealand
A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.
Gore, New Zealand
Celebrating the history of whiskey production during New Zealand's era of prohibition.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Free candle-lit art gallery, accompanied by a live piano score.
Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand's only running funicular railway.
Wellington, New Zealand
A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.
Papatowai, New Zealand
This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.
Invercargill, New Zealand
An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.