Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

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

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.