Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

An urban laboratory.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.