What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The magic's in the hole!

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

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

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.