An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

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

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

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

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

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

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

A student driver's nightmare.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Under the desolate and windswept northern coast of Barbados stands a small oasis filled with sea anemones.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.