One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

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

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

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

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

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

Believed to be the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps.

Current docking place of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic ocean liner.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

One of the oldest of its kind.

The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

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

The first American axe throwing club.