Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

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

A white oak with property rights.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A man's home is his castle.