Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell McDonald's
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
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Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
Cawker City, Kansas
Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.
Lawrence, Kansas
Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.
San Francisco, California
This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.
San Francisco, California
An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.
San Francisco, California
A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.
San Francisco, California
This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
San Francisco, California
Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.
San Francisco, California
Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.
San Francisco, California
The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.
San Francisco, California
Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.
San Francisco, California
Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.
San Francisco, California
A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.
San Francisco, California
Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.
San Francisco, California
This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.
San Francisco, California
In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.
San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
San Francisco, California
The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
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 walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.