A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

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

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

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

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

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

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

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

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

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

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

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.