Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

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

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.