An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

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

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

A sculpture dedicated to Napa Valley's oldest mineral water company.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.