Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

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

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.