The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The longest continuously operating Elk's Lodge in the country.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

This historic orchard contains Northern Europe's largest collection of paradise apple trees.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

Residents of this seaside village are building a miniature 1:10 scale version of their historic town.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.