San Francisco, California
House of Air
Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.
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San Francisco, California
Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.
San Francisco, California
A monument to the love people have for their pets.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.
San Francisco, California
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
San Francisco, California
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
San Francisco, California
This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
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 Jose, California
At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Walnut Grove, California
The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.
Perth, Ontario
A fake block of cheese remembers a feat of dairy engineering from the Chicago World's Fair.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Ottawa, Ontario
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
Rome, Italy
This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.
Rome, Italy
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.
Rome, Italy
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Rome, Italy
The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.