French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

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

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

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

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.