This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

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

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

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

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

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.