A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

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

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

This steam locomotive served as both an interesting static display and unique playground equipment since 1959.

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

The woman whose immortal cell line continues to shape scientific research was buried near her birthplace in a grave that was left unmarked for nearly 60 years.

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.