An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

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

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

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

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.