Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."