An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

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

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

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

An art museum inside an active factory.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

One of the largest collections of socialist realist art shows the surprising depth of the official art of the Soviet Union.

This small museum is basically a time capsule of daily life in the Soviet Union.

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

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

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.