This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

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

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.