This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

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

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

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