A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

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

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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

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

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

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.