San Francisco, California
Garden of Fragrance
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
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San Francisco, California
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
Berkeley, California
A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.
Manchester, England
When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Cardiff, Wales
An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.
Cardiff, Wales
The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.
Cardiff, Wales
This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.
Cardiff, Wales
Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.
Cardiff, Wales
A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.
San Francisco, California
Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.
San Francisco, California
A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.
San Anselmo, California
George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.
San Francisco, California
Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.
San Francisco, California
The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
San Francisco, California
A miniature view of the park, caught in time.
Stockholm, Sweden
A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.
Stockholm, Sweden
This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Helsinki, Finland
This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.