One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California."

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

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

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.