A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

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

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

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

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.