A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A large instrument played by the wind.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.