The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.

The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

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

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.