The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

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

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

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

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

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

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.