After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

This classic photo booth was saved from destruction by the local community.

Infamous and now demolished panopticon prison built by its former inhabitants.

Video games, body language, and postal history are all on display in this Swiss museum.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

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

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.