Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.

One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.