Places kathrynkef Wants to Go

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

This stately council chamber hasn't changed since 1545.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.