A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.