The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

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

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

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

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

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.