Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

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

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.