A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

Italy's "New Mountain" rose from the ground in a volcanic eruption in 1538.

Smack-dab in Campania’s volcanic fields, this scenic lake was once thought to be the gate of hell.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.