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

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 Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

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

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

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

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

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

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

A former coastal watch post has been turned into a bothy with unrivaled views of the sea and its inhabitants.

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.