The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

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

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.