A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

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.

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

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

This volcano in the Philippines is believed to have miraculous healing powers.

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.

The once-grand remains of this resort are slowly turning into the strange ruins of the future.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.