An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

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

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

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

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

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.