Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

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

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

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

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

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Antiques by the Bay.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.